Chapter 4.2 Flashcards
Continuous Random Variable
Random variable whose values fall within an interval
Density Curve (Function)
Assigns probabilities to any interval of possible random variable values
Density Curve Analogous To…
A histogram, which converges to the density curve
P(X = c) for any c
0
Area under the Density Function curve
1
Normal Distribution
Symmetric and bell-shaped continuous random variable distribution
Normal Distribution in terms of X
Standard Normal Distribution
Where the mean is 0 and the standard deviation is 1
Standard Normal Distribution in terms of X
Finding Z from some Normally Distributed X
Finding X from some Standard Normal Z
P(a < Z < b)
P(Z < b) - P(Z < a)
N(0,1) Transformations
N(0,y) shifts it up or down if > 1 and down if < 1 N(x,0) shifts it right if > 1 and down if < 1
Z Values and Percentiles (Standard)
If P(Z < zp) = p we say zp is the pth quantile or p*100th percentile of the standard normal distribution
Z Values and Percentiles (General)
pth quantile or p*100th percentile is