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This document contains a tutorial on continuous probability distributions with 6 problems involving the normal distribution. Problem 1 asks for probabilities related to the standardized normal distribution. Problems 2, 3, 4, and 5 ask for probabilities related to other normal distributions defined by their mean and standard deviation. Problem 6 involves sketching a normal curve and finding percentages and values for a medical application involving tumor length.

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Tutorial 5 Topic 5 Week 8

This document contains a tutorial on continuous probability distributions with 6 problems involving the normal distribution. Problem 1 asks for probabilities related to the standardized normal distribution. Problems 2, 3, 4, and 5 ask for probabilities related to other normal distributions defined by their mean and standard deviation. Problem 6 involves sketching a normal curve and finding percentages and values for a medical application involving tumor length.

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BB113 Statistics and its Applications May. – Aug.

2020

Tutorial 5
Continuous Probability Distribution
Week 8

1. Given a standardized normal distribution (with a mean of 0 and a standard deviation of 1,


as in Table E.2), what is the probability that
a) Z is less than 1.57?
b) Z is greater than 1.84?
c) Z is between 1.57 and 1.84?
d) Z is less than 1.57 or greater than 1.84?

2. Given a normal distribution with µ = 100 and s = 10 what is the probability that
a) X > 75?
b) X < 70?
c) X < 80 or X > 110?
d) Between what two X values (symmetrically distributed around the mean) are 80% of
the values?

3. Consumers spend an average of $21 per week in cash without being aware of where it
goes. Assume that the amount of cash spent without being aware of where it goes is
normally distributed and that the standard deviation is $5.
a) What is the probability that a randomly selected person will spend more than $25?
b) What is the probability that a randomly selected person will spend between $10 and
$20?
c) Between what two values will the middle 95% of the amounts of cash spent fall?

4. A statistical analysis of 1,000 long-distance telephone calls made from the headquarters of
the Bricks and Clicks Computer Corporation indicates that the length of these calls is
normally distributed, with µ = 240 seconds and s = 40 seconds.
a) What is the probability that a call lasted less than 180 seconds?
b) What is the probability that a call lasted between 180 and 300 seconds?
c) What is the probability that a call lasted between 110 and 180 seconds?
d) 1% of all calls will last less than how many seconds?

5. Assume that skiers spent an average of $75 on a single ski trip in 2014 and that the amount
spent on a ski trip is normally distributed with a standard deviation of $5.
a) What is the probability that a randomly selected skier spent more than $80 on a single
ski trip?
b) What is the probability that a randomly selected skier spent between $45 and $55?
c) Between what two values will the middle ninety-five percent of amounts spent fall?

6. A researcher conducted a study of sizes of metastatic carcinoid tumors in the heart. Based
on that study, we assume that lengths of metastatic carcinoid tumors in the heart are
normally distributed with mean 1.8cm and standard deviation 0.5cm.
a) Sketch the normal curve for lengths of metastatic carcinoid tumors in the heart.
b) Determine the percentage of metastatic carcinoid tumors in the heart that are between
1cm and 2cm long. Interpret your answer in word.
c) Ten percent of the length of metastatic carcinoid tumors in the heart are less than what
value? Round your answer to 2 decimal places. Interpret your answer in word.

Dr. Nor Aziyatul Izni Mohd Rosli / Department of Actuarial Science & Applied Statistics

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