Chapter 6: Q.6.118 (page 283)
Explain in detail what a normal probability plot is and how it is used to assess the normality of a variable.
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The data is spread in a linear way.
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Chapter 6: Q.6.118 (page 283)
Explain in detail what a normal probability plot is and how it is used to assess the normality of a variable.
The data is spread in a linear way.
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Dispensing Coffee. A coffee machine is supposed to dispense 6 fluid ounces (fi oz) of coffee into a paper cup. In reality, the amounts dispensed vary from cup to cup. In fact, the amount dispensed. in fi oz. is a variable with density curve y=2 for 5.75< x < 6.25, and y = 0 otherwise.
a. Graph the density curve of this variable.
b. Show that the area under this density curve to the left of any number x between 5.75 and 6 .25 equals 2x-11.5. What percentage of cups dispensed by this machine contain
c. less than 6 fi oz?
d. between 5.9 and 6.1 11 oz
e. at least 5.8 fi oz.?
A variable is normally distributed with a mean and standard deviation. Find the percentage of all possible values of the variable that
a. lie between and .
b. are at least .
c. are at most .
Find the following scores.
a.
b.
11. Answer true or false to each statement. Explain your answers.
a. Two normal distributions that have the same mean are centered at the same place, regardless of the relationship between their standard deviations.
b. Two normal distributions that have the same standard deviation have the same spread, regardless of the relationship between their means.
6.31 Waiting for the Train. A commuter train arrives punctually at a station every half hour. Each morning, a commuter named John leaves his house and casually strolls to the train station. The time, in minutes, that John waits for the train is a variable with density curve for , and otherwise.
a. Graph the density curve of this variable.
b. Show that the area under this density curve to the left of any number between 0 and 30 equals .
What percentage of the time does John wait for the train
c. less than 5 minutes?
d. between 10 and 15 minutes?
e. at least 20 minutes?
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