CHAPTER ( 7 )

Continuous probability distribution.

The standard Normal Probability Distribution:
Z value: The signed distance between a selected
value, designated (x), and the mean (), divided
by the standard deviation ()
Standard Normal Value:
x 
Z 

x value of any observation.
 Mean of the distribution.
 Standard deviation of the distribution.
 To find the probability “P” refer to Normal
distribution table

P = 0.5 P = 0.5

Less  Greater
than  Mean than 
Ex.:
Ages are normally distributed with Mean () = 20
and standard deviation () = 4. A student was
selected randomly. What is the probability that:
(1) He is between 20 and 27 years.
(2) He is 25 years OR more.
(3) He is 14 years OR less.
(4) He is 17 years OR more.
(5) He is between 15 and 24 years.
(6) He is between 25 and 30 years.
Sol.
(1) P (Between 20, 27) P (20 < x < 27)
27  20
Z   1.75
4

 27
P (bet. 20, 27) = 0.4599 From table. 20

(2) P (25 yrs OR more) P (x > 25)

25  20
Z   1.25
4

 25
P (bet. 20, 25) = 0.3944 From table. 20
P (25 OR more) = 0.5 – 0.3944 = 0.1056
(3) P (14 years OR less) Neglected the sign

14  20
Z    1 .5
4


P (bet. 14, 20) = 0.4332 From table. 14 20
P (14 OR less) = 0.5 – 0.4332 = 0.0668
(4) P (17 yrs OR more) P (x > 17)
17  20
Z    0.75
4

17 
P (bet. 17, 25) = 0.2734 From table. 20
P (17 OR more) = 0.5 + 0.2734 = 0.7734
(5) P (bet. 15 and 24 yrs)
15  20
Z    1.25
4

15  24
P (bet. 15, 20) = 0.3944 20

24  20
Z   1
4 +
P (bet. 20, 24) = 0.3413
P (bet. 15 and 24) = 0.3944 + 0.3413 = 0.7357
(6) P (bet. 25 and 30 yrs)
30  20
Z   2 .5
4

 25 30
P (bet. 20, 30) = 0.4938 20

25  20
Z 
4
 1.25 ‫ــ‬

P (bet. 20, 25) = 0.3944

P (bet. 25 and 30) = 0.4938 0.0994 = 0.3944 ‫ــ‬
(1) µ = 100,  = 10. Find P (100 < x < 115) Ans. 0.4332
(2) µ = 100,  = 8. Find :
a. P (90  x  115). Ans. 0.8643
b. P (x ≥ 82). Ans. 0.9878
(3) µ = 65,  = 8. Find :
a. P (bet. 60 and 80). Ans. 0.7056
b. P (greater than 73). Ans. 0.1587
(4) Times of watching TVs are normally dist. With µ =
52 minutes,  = 12 minutes. Find the prob. That
your friend watches TV.
a. More than 70 min. per day. Ans. 0.0668
b. More than 40 min. per day. Ans. 0.8413