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Probability and Statistics

  1. Oct 19, 2007 #1

    Kindly arrange to provide the detailed notes for the following questions.

    1. When is it appropriate to use the uniform distribution to describe a random variable X?

    2. Why do we compute values when using the normal table? Explain.

    3. Explain the meaning of the height of a probability curve over a given point.

    4. Explain:
    a. what the mean , tells us about a normal curve.
    b. what the standard deviation σ, tells us about a normal curve.

    5. Explain how to compute Z value corresponding to a value of normality distributed random variable. What does the Z value tell us about the value of the random variable.

    Your earliest reply in this regard will be much more appreciated and also useful for me class tutorials.
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  3. Oct 19, 2007 #2


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    Is this homework?
  4. Oct 19, 2007 #3
    It sounds like prepatory questions for a tutorial.
  5. Oct 19, 2007 #4


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    When all outcomes have equal probability (in the discrete case).

    I do not understand the question.

    For a discrete r.v., it is the probability of that outcome. For a continuous r.v., it is the change in probability when that point is included in the outcome set.

    Location parameter.

    Dispersion parameter.

    z = (x - mean)/σ is the value which a standard normal variable has the same probability of being greater (or less) than, as the original normal variable than the x value.
  6. Oct 22, 2007 #5
    yes. Thanks for ur reply

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