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Module For Normal Distribution
Module For Normal Distribution
-The normal distribution has two parameters (two numerical descriptive measures), the mean
(μ) and the standard deviation (σ). If X is a quantity to be measured that has a normal
distribution with mean (μ) and standard deviation (σ), we designate this by writing
Calculating z-values
Calculating z-values
Some Questions
The following questions reference a normal distribution with a mean μ
= 150 lbs, a variance σ2 = 100 lbs2, and a standard deviation σ = 10 lbs.
Such a distribution is often indicated by the symbols N( μ,σ) = N(150,
10).