Greenbelt Chapter 18: Normal Probability Distribution

Question 1

Probability Distributions

Answer 1

P=

(number of events defined as the outcome)/ (number of total events)

Question 2

Applying Basic Probability Concepts to 6S Analysis

Answer 2

normal distribution probabilities- Creating Histograms from the data (analyzed continuous data to create normal distribution curve)

-usefulness to 6S team: gives teams a better understanding of where the center of the data maybe.

Question 3

Histograms

Answer 3

histograms:
-normal distribution

• bimodal distribution
• random distribution
• skewed distribution

Question 4

Creating a Histogram in Excel

Answer 4

make bins w/ interval lengths=10

range = (-30-50)

data analysis toolpak in data analysis plus

• new worksheet
  
  • chart output

Question 5

Normal Distributions

Answer 5

most important of continuous data from a statistical standpoint.