Lesson 2.

● Probability distribution - is a correspondence that assigns probabilities to

the values of a random variable
● Discrete random variable - if its set of possible outcomes is countable
● Continuous random variable - if it takes on values from within an interval or
disjoint union of intervals
● Continuous probability - distribution is a distribution consisting of
observations that are measured on a continuous scale
● f(x), and is also called a probability density function, a frequency function ,
or a probability distribution

Exercises
1. The curve of a probability distribution is formed by either discrete or
continuous random variables
2. The values that describe a standard normal distribution are a mean equal to 0
and a standard deviation equal to 1
3. The symbol z denotes a random variable with a standard normal distribution.
4. The z-value (z-score) at the horizontal base of the standard normal curve
indicates how many standard deviations a score Xlies above or below the
mean of its distribution
5. The area under the normal curve is equal to 1
6. The area under the curve corresponds to the probability that a random
variable having this distribution will take on values on a specified interval
7. The areas under the standard normal probability distribution are based on the
z-distribution
8. The mean, median, and mode under the normal probability distribution are
equal
9. The tails of the curves of a normal probability distribution extend indefinitely
10. The middle 95% of the standard normal distribution is bound by the z -values
1.96

Lesson 3

● Parameters - descriptive measures computed from a population

● Statistics - descriptive measures computed from a sample
● Sampling error is the error resulting from using a sample to estimate a
population characteristic