Calculating+Probabilities

Calculating Probabilities (GWU EMSE-271)
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Examples

Standardizing the normal distribution. Calculating intervals using table by taking the differences.

> From Table

Note: Since the normal distribution is symmetric, can use tables which only have "half" of the values.

Draw pictures.

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Example (Slide 51).


 * Define things
 * See Pr(acceptable | new mean and standard deviation) {Conditioned on)
 * Can use normal because know the mean.

Rules of Thumb (for approximations?) (Slides 52-53) (old stuff, clever because of limitations of tables)

Notation: Distribution (E[X], V[X])


 * Sources:**
 * EMSE 271, Fall 2009 (Slides 50 - )
 * EMSE 280, Spring 2009