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Inferential Statistics - Introduction - Lecture - Part3 - Actual

This document provides a summary of key concepts related to normal distributions including: - Normal distributions are symmetrical and bell-shaped, defined by a mean and standard deviation. - Common examples that follow a normal distribution include heights, weights, and IQ scores. - To calculate probabilities for normal distributions, values must be converted to z-scores using the mean and standard deviation, and then probabilities can be found using a standard normal table. - An example problem is worked through calculating probabilities for a woman's height based on the normal distribution of heights having a given mean and standard deviation.

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Inferential Statistics - Introduction - Lecture - Part3 - Actual

This document provides a summary of key concepts related to normal distributions including: - Normal distributions are symmetrical and bell-shaped, defined by a mean and standard deviation. - Common examples that follow a normal distribution include heights, weights, and IQ scores. - To calculate probabilities for normal distributions, values must be converted to z-scores using the mean and standard deviation, and then probabilities can be found using a standard normal table. - An example problem is worked through calculating probabilities for a woman's height based on the normal distribution of heights having a given mean and standard deviation.

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January 29,2020 Week 2

class 4

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Inferential Statistics Dr. Royal-Thomas


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Normal distributions
Normal distributions are a
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Normal distributions
❑One of the most commonly used continuous random variables
in statistics is the normal random variable.

❑ The reason is because many quantities measured in everyday


life have a distribution which closely matches that of a normal
random variable.

❑Examples: Height, IQ scores


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The height (in inches) of a randomly selected woman is approximately normally distributed
with a mean of m = 63.5 and a standard deviation of s = 2.75 inches.
(a) Calculate the probability that a woman is less than 63 inches tall.
(b) Calculate the probability that a woman is greater than 65 inches tall.
(c) Calculate the probability that a woman is between 63 and 65 inches tall.

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