Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Normal Distribution Examples
Normal Distribution Examples
Problem
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
2.40
2.96
3.19
0.53
0.01
3.02
1.62
3.35
3.22
3.36
2.52
0.41
0.16
2.22
1.11
0.08
3.10
0.40
1.55
2.10
3.85
2.67
3.07
1.63
0.07
0.35
3.98
0.01
2.42
1.33
2.67
0.80
2.26
ANSWER
10.7%
48.6%
37.0%
7.1%
3.6%
44.7%
40.0%
22.0%
27.7%
33.7%
25.8%
3.2%
22.5%
37.3%
35.9%
21.3%
31.1%
4.5%
35.2%
19.4%
29.1%
35.9%
20.8%
11.0%
26.0%
13.4%
39.7%
30.1%
47.6%
18.6%
18.8%
12.2%
46.8%
Between
Between
Between
Between
Between
Between
Between
Between
Between
Between
Between
Between
Between
Between
Between
Between
Between
Between
Between
Between
Between
Between
Between
Between
Between
Between
Between
Between
Between
Between
Between
Between
Between
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
1.20
0.03
0.33
0.75
0.10
0.13
0.12
0.77
0.59
0.42
0.63
0.50
0.80
0.29
0.02
0.66
0.49
0.28
0.22
0.80
0.55
0.35
0.81
0.99
0.80
0.74
0.26
0.86
0.04
0.59
0.87
0.43
0.05
Above
Above
Above
Above
z
z
z
z
=
=
=
=
1.00
2.00
3.00
4.00
15.9%
2.3%
0.1%
0.0%
Above
Above
Above
Above
z
z
z
z
=
=
=
=
0.87
0.77
0.67
0.56
19.2%
22.1%
25.1%
28.8%
42
Above
0.42
33.7%
43
Below
Below
Below
Below
z
z
z
z
=
=
=
=
-1.00
-2.00
-3.00
-3.00
15.9%
2.3%
0.1%
0.1%
Below
Below
Below
Below
z
z
z
z
=
=
=
=
0.73
0.88
0.04
0.12
76.7%
81.1%
51.6%
54.8%
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
14.12
43.69
17.12
15.31
22.41
23.00
39.00
23.00
23.00
12.00
-0.8776
1.9601
-0.5897
-0.7634
-0.0820
-0.0254
1.5100
-0.0254
-0.0254
-1.0810
0.190082
0.975006
0.277695
0.222613
0.467304
0.489856
0.934478
0.489856
0.489856
0.13984
0.809918
0.024994
0.722305
0.777387
0.532696
0.510144
0.065522
0.510144
0.510144
0.86016
1.23 0.890651
1.87 0.969258 0.078607
-0.8 0.211855
1.53 0.936992 0.725136
-2.35 0.009387
-0.5 0.308538 0.299151
1.2 0.88493
2.4 0.991802 0.106872
For a sample of students in the class, the average height is 67.5 inches, and the standard
deviation is 3.979. A person with a height of 64 inches has a z-score of _______?
STANDARDIZE(64,67.5,3.979)
-0.87962
The height of all 18 year old males is normally distributed with a mean of 69 and a
standard deviation of 4. What proportion of 18 year old males are < 68 tall?
-0.25 0.401294
The weights of apples from an orchard are normally distributed. Apples weighing 2 ounces
or more are graded 'A'. The mean weight is 2.5 ounces and the standard deviation is 1.25
ounces. What proportion of apples are graded 'B'?
-0.4 0.344578
In a test for the effectiveness of a medicine to control high blood pressure, the mean of
systolic pressure readings from patients on the medication was found to be normally
distributed with a mean of 170, and a standard deviation of 22. If 221 patients were
enrolled in the clinical trial, how many had a reading below 148?
-1 0.158655 35.06281
0.00621
0.62%
1.0625 0.144004
z
14.40%
1.65
73.68234
The weight of a batch of widgets is normally distributed. A sample of widgets (in pounds) is
as follows: 6, 9, 9, 8, 6, 5, 7, 10, 7, 8, and 8. What is the probability of finding a widget that
has a weight of 9 pounds or more.
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
8
9
9
10
-1.68846
-1.02514
-1.02514
-0.36181
-0.36181
0.301511
0.301511
0.301511
0.964836
0.964836
1.628161
0.045661
0.152649
0.152649
0.358746
0.358746
0.618488
0.618488
0.618488
0.832687
0.832687
0.948255
0.954339
0.847351
0.847351
0.641254
0.641254
0.381512
0.381512
0.381512
0.167313
0.167313
0.051745
The range of heights of men with a size 12 shoe is 71 inches to 76 inches. Suppose the
heights of all men wearing size 12 shoes are normally distributed with a mean of 73.5 inches
and a standard deviation of 1 inch. What is the probability that a randomly selected man who
wears a size 12 shoe:
a. Has a height outside the range 71 inches to 76 inches?
b. Is 74 inches or taller?
c. Is shorter than 70.5 inches?
a.
b.
c.
A machine is used to cut a metal part to its desired length. The machine can be set so that the
mean length of the part can be any desired value. Irrespective of what mean is chosen, the
standard deviation of the lengths is 0.02 inches. Where should the mean be set if we want only
.4% of the parts cut by the machine to be shorter than 15 inches long.
0.40% 100-0.40
99.6% should be 15" or more
99.6 = z value of 2.65
less than 15" = -2.65
(x-xbar)/s
-2.65
(x-xbar)/0.02
-2.65
(x-xbar)
=-2.65 * 0.02
(x-xbar)
-0.053
= - xbar
-0.053 - x
= - xbar
-0.053 - 15
= xbar
0.053 + 15
15.053
A widget is manufactured with the possibility of having two defects per widget. If, in a batch of 1000
widgets, there is a total of 218 defects, what is the maximum possible defect-free yield percentage?
maximum number of defectives
defect free yield out of 1000
defect free yield %
218
782
78.2%