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The Standard Deviation Must Be One

The normal distribution has the following key properties: - It is symmetric about the mean. - It has a characteristic bell shape. - It is completely described by its mean and standard deviation. The exponential distribution describes the time between random events and has the properties: - It is right-skewed, with a long right tail. - The mean and variance are equal. - It is defined for positive values only. The uniform distribution has a constant probability density within its range. It is often used to describe random phenomena that can be any value within a fixed interval equally likely.

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The Standard Deviation Must Be One

The normal distribution has the following key properties: - It is symmetric about the mean. - It has a characteristic bell shape. - It is completely described by its mean and standard deviation. The exponential distribution describes the time between random events and has the properties: - It is right-skewed, with a long right tail. - The mean and variance are equal. - It is defined for positive values only. The uniform distribution has a constant probability density within its range. It is often used to describe random phenomena that can be any value within a fixed interval equally likely.

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Which of the following is not a A health conscious student faithfully

characteristic of the normal probability wears a device that tracks his steps.
distribution? Suppose that the number of steps he
takes is normally distributed with a mean
The standard deviation must be one of 10,000 and a standard deviation of
1500 steps. One day he took 15,000
steps. What was his percentage of steps
The random variable x is known to be that day?
uniformly distributed between 2 and 12.
Compute P(x > 6). 99.96%

0.60
Fast food restaurants pride themselves
in being able to fill orders quickly. A
In a standard normal distribution, what study was done at a local fast food
z-score corresponds to the 75th restaurant to determine how long it took
percentile? customers to receive their order at the
z = 0.67 drive thru. It was discovered that the
time it takes for orders to be filled is
exponentially distributed with a mean of
1.5 minutes. What is the standard
There is a lower limit but no upper limit
deviation of this distribution?
for a random variable that follows the:
1.5 minutes
exponential probability distribution

The random variable x is known to be


Suppose that a basketball player
uniformly distributed between 2 and 12.
scored, on average, 15 points per game.
Compute P(x = 6).
Also suppose that the distribution of
points scored by this player was normal. 0
If he scores 20 points or more 4.78% of
the time, what is his standard deviation?
3 For a uniform probability density
function, the height of the function:
is the same for each value of x
The time it takes to ring up a customer
at the grocery store follows an
exponential distribution with a mean of The center of a normal curve is:
3.5 minutes. What is the variance of this
distribution? the mean of the distribution

12.25 minutes
If z is a standard normal random
variable, then compute P(z > -1.75).
0.96
A health conscious student faithfully
wears a device that tracks his steps.
Suppose that the number of steps he The time it takes to ring up a customer
takes is normally distributed with a mean at the grocery store follows an
of 10,000 and a standard deviation of exponential distribution with a mean of
1500 steps. What percent of the time will 3.5 minutes. What is the standard
he exceed 13,000 steps? deviation of this distribution?

2.28% 3.5 minutes

A continuous probability distribution that Fast food restaurants pride themselves


is useful in describing the time, or in being able to fill orders quickly. A
space, between occurrences of an event study was done at a local fast food
is a(n): restaurant to determine how long it took
customers to receive their order at the
exponential probability distribution drive thru. It was discovered that the
time it takes for orders to be filled is
exponentially distributed with a mean of
Fast food restaurants pride themselves 1.5 minutes. What is the probability that
in being able to fill orders quickly. A it takes less than one minute to fill an
study was done at a local fast food order?
restaurant to determine how long it took 0.4866
customers to receive their order at the
drive thru. It was discovered that the
time it takes for orders to be filled is
exponentially distributed with a mean of The random variable x is known to be
1.5 minutes. What is the variance of this uniformly distributed between 2 and 12.
distribution? Compute the standard deviation of x.

2.25 minutes 2.887

Fast food restaurants pride themselves The random variable x is known to be


in being able to fill orders quickly. A uniformly distributed between 2 and 12.
study was done at a local fast food Compute P(x ≥ 6).
restaurant to determine how long it took 0.60
customers to receive their order at the
drive thru. It was discovered that the
time it takes for orders to be filled is A normal distribution with a mean of
exponentially distributed with a mean of zero and a standard deviation of one is
1.5 minutes. What is the probability that called:
it takes from 2 to 3 minutes to fill an
order? a standard normal probability
distribution
0.1283
density function for the time it takes to fill
an order?
f(x)=2/3e^-2/3x
The time it takes to ring up a customer
at the grocery store follows an
exponential distribution with a mean of
3.5 minutes. What is the probability If z is a standard normal random
density function for the time it takes to variable, then compute P(-1.5 < z < 1.5).
ring up a customer? .87
f(x)=2/7e^-2/7x

A negative value of z indicates that:


If arrivals follow a Poisson probability the number of standard deviations of
distribution, the time between an observation is below the mean
successive arrivals must follow a(n):
exponential probability distribution
A health conscious student faithfully
wears a device that tracks his steps.
The time it takes to ring up a customer Suppose that the number of steps he
at the grocery store follows an takes is normally distributed with a mean
exponential distribution with a mean of of 10,000 and a standard deviation of
3.5 minutes. What is the probability that 1500 steps. How many steps would he
it takes more than 5 minutes to ring up a have to take to make the cut for the top
customer? 5% for his distribution?

0.2397 12,467

The height of the probability density The newest model of smart car is
function for a uniform distribution supposed to get excellent gas mileage.
ranging between 2 and 6 is: A thorough study showed that gas
mileage (measured in miles per gallon)
.25 is normally distributed with a mean of 75
miles per gallon and a standard
deviation of 10 miles per gallon. What is
Fast food restaurants pride themselves the percentage that, if driven normally,
in being able to fill orders quickly. A the car will get 100 miles per gallon?
study was done at a local fast food 0.6%
restaurant to determine how long it took
customers to receive their orders at the
drive thru. It was discovered that the
time it takes for orders to be filled is For the standard normal probability
exponentially distributed with a mean of distribution, the area to the left of the
1.5 minutes. What is the probability mean is:
0.50
The newest model of smart car is
supposed to get excellent gas mileage.
A thorough study showed that gas
mileage (measured in miles per gallon)
is normally distributed with a mean of 75
miles per gallon and a standard
deviation of 10 miles per gallon. What
value represents the 50th percentile of
this distribution?
75

The time it takes to ring up a customer


at the grocery store follows an
exponential distribution with a mean of
3.5 minutes. Which of the following
expressions gives the probability that it
takes from 1 to 2 minutes to ring up a
customer?
(1-e^-2/3.5)-(1-e^-1/3.5)

The random variable x is known to be


uniformly distributed between 2 and 12.
Compute E(x).
7

What is the mean of x, given the


exponential probability function
f(x)=1/20e^-x/20 for x>0?
20

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