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HowTo:UsetheNormalDistribution

UsingtheTI89
1. Turnonthecalculatorbypressingthe ONbutton(lowestlefthandbutton).
2. PressAPPS.
3. ThenpressENTER twice.
4. Youwanttobeonthescreenwhereyoucanenterdataintoalist.
5. PressF5,thisactivatesthechoicefromthetopmenuofF5Distr.

6. Tofindtheareaunderanormalcurvewithmean andstandarddistribution: Then


select4:NormalCdf.
a. For,P( a X b),entera intheboxforLowerValue:,enterb intheboxfor
UpperValue:,enterintheboxfor:,enterintheboxfor:.
ThenpressENTER.
b. ForP( X a),entera intheboxforLowerValue:,enter10^99 intheboxfor
UpperValue:,enterintheboxfor:,enterintheboxfor:.
ThenpressENTER.
c. ForP( X b ),enter()10^99intheboxforLowerValue:,enterb inthe
boxforUpperValue:,enterintheboxfor:,enterintheboxfor:.
ThenpressENTER.
7. Tofindthezscorewithareaptotheleft:
a. Select2:Inverse.
b. Thenpresstherightarrowbutton.
c. Thenselect1:InverseNormal
d. PressENTER.
e. IntheboxforArea:enterp.
f. PressENTER.
8. Tofindthexvaluewithareaptotheleftwhen x~N(,):
a. Select2:Inverse.
b. Thenpresstherightarrowbutton.
c. Thenselect1:InverseNormal
d. PressENTER.
e. IntheboxforArea:enterp.
f. Intheboxfor:enter.
g. Intheboxfor:enter.
h. PressENTER.
Note: The()isindicatingthebuttononthebottomrowofthecalculator,nexttothe..
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Example:

2. PressAPPS.

3. ThenpressENTER twiceoruntilyouseethe screenwhereyouinputdataintoalist.

4. Youwanttobeonthescreenwhereyoucanenterdataintoalist.
5. PressF5,thisactivatesthechoicefromthetopmenuofF5Distr.

6. Tofindtheareaunderanormalcurvewithmean 4andstandarddistribution 2: Then


select4:NormalCdf.

a. For,P( 1 X 2 ),enter1intheboxforLowerValue:,enter3intheboxfor
UpperValue:,enter4intheboxfor:,enter2intheboxfor:.
ThenpressENTER.

b. ForP(X 1 ),enter1intheboxforLowerValue:,enter10^99 intheboxfor


UpperValue:,enter4intheboxfor:,enter2intheboxfor:.
ThenpressENTER.

c. ForP(X 1 ),enter()10^99intheboxforLowerValue:,enter1inthebox
forUpperValue:,enter4intheboxfor:,enter2intheboxfor:.
ThenpressENTER.

7. Tofindthezscorewitharea0.25 tothe left:


a. Select2:Inverse.

b. Thenpresstherightarrowbutton.

c. Thenselect1:InverseNormal

d. PressENTER.

e. IntheboxforArea:enter0.25. Thereshouldbea0intheboxfor:anda1 in
theboxfor:.

f. PressENTER(youmayhave topressENTER twice).

8. Tofind thexvaluewitharea0.25 totheleftwhen x~N(4,2):


a. Select2:Inverse.

b. Thenpresstherightarrowbutton.

c. Thenselect1:InverseNormal

d. PressENTER.

e. IntheboxforArea:enter0.25.

f. Intheboxfor:enter4.

g. Intheboxfor:enter2.

h. PressENTER(youmayhavetopressENTER twice).

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