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f (x)
Uniform
f (x) Normal
x
x
x
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f (x)
f (x) Exponential
Uniform
f (x) Normal
x1 x2
x
x1
x1 x2
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xx12 x2
x
3
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1 (x )2 / 2 2
f (x)
e
2
where:
=
=
=
=
mean
standard deviation
3.14159
2.71828
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Characteristics
The
The distribution
distribution is
is symmetric
symmetric;; its
its skewness
skewness
measure
measure is
is zero.
zero.
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Characteristics
The
The entire
entire family
family of
of normal
normal probability
probability
distributions
distributions is
is defined
defined by
by its
its mean
mean and
and its
its
standard
standard deviation
deviation ..
Standard Deviation
Mean
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Characteristics
The
The highest
highest point
point on
on the
the normal
normal curve
curve is
is at
at the
the
mean
mean,, which
which is
is also
also the
the median
median and
and mode
mode..
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Characteristics
The
The mean
mean can
can be
be any
any numerical
numerical value:
value: negative,
negative,
zero,
zero, or
or positive.
positive.
x
-10
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Characteristics
The
The standard
standard deviation
deviation determines
determines the
the width
width of
of the
the
curve:
curve: larger
larger values
values result
result in
in wider,
wider, flatter
flatter curves.
curves.
= 15
= 25
x
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Characteristics
Probabilities
Probabilities for
for the
the normal
normal random
random variable
variable are
are
given
given by
by areas
areas under
under the
the curve
curve.. The
The total
total area
area
under
under the
the curve
curve is
is 11 (.5
(.5 to
to the
the left
left of
of the
the mean
mean and
and
.5
.5 to
to the
the right).
right).
.5
.5
x
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Characteristics
68.26%
68.26% of
of values
values of
of aa normal
normal random
random variable
variable
are
of
+/- 1
1 standard
standard deviation
deviation
are within
within+/of its
its mea
me
95.44%
95.44% of
of values
values of
of aa normal
normal random
random variable
variable
are
of
+/- 2
2 standard
standard deviations
deviations
are within
within+/of its
its mea
me
99.72%
99.72% of
of values
values of
of aa normal
normal random
random variable
variable
are
of
+/- 3
3 standard
standard deviations
deviations
are within
within+/of its
its mea
me
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Characteristics
99.72%
95.44%
68.26%
3
1
2
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+ 3
+ 1
+ 2
15
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x
z
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1 z2 / 2
f (x)
e
2
where:
z
=
=
=
(x )/
3.14159
2.71828
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Zone
5w-20
Motor Oil
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5w-20
Motor Oil
Step
Step 1:
1: Convert
Convert xx to
to the
the standard
standard normal
normal distributio
distributio
zz =
= ((xx -- )/
)/
=
= (20
(20 -- 15)/6
15)/6
=
= .83
.83
Step
Step 2:
2: Find
Find the
the area
area under
under the
the standard
standard normal
normal
curve
curve to
to the
the left
left of
of zz =
= .83.
.83.
see
see next
next slide
slide
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z
.
.00
.
.01
.
.02
.
.03
.
.04
.
.05
.
.06
.
.07
.
.08
.
.09
.
.9 .8159 .8186 .8212 .8238 .8264 .8289 .8315 .8340 .8365 .8389
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
P(z < .
83)
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5w-20
Motor Oil
Step
Step 3:
3: Compute
Compute the
the area
area under
under the
the standard
standard norm
norm
curve
curve to
to the
the right
right of
of zz =
= .83.
.83.
PP((zz >
> .83)
.83) =
= 11 PP((zz <
< .83)
.83)
=
= 11- .7967
.7967
=
= .2033
.2033
Probability
of a
stockout
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P(x >
20)
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5w-20
Motor Oil
Area = .7967
= .2033
0 .83
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5w-20
Motor Oil
Area = .9500
Area = .0500
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z.05
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.00
.00
..
.01
.01
..
.02
.02
..
.03
.03
..
.04
.04
..
.05
.05
..
.06
.06
..
.07
.07
..
.08
.08
..
.09
.09
..
1.5
1.5
1.6
1.6
.9332
.9332
.9452
.9452
.9345
.9345
.9463
.9463
.9357
.9357
.9474
.9474
.9370
.9370
.9484
.9484
.9382
.9382
.9495
.9495
.9394
.9394
.9505
.9505
.9406
.9406
.9515
.9515
.9418
.9418
.9525
.9525
.9429
.9429
.9535
.9535
.9441
.9441
.9545
.9545
1.7
1.7
1.8
1.8
.9554
.9554
.9641
.9641
.9564
.9564
.9649
.9649
.9573
.9573
.9656
.9656
.9582
.9582
.9664
.9664
.9591
.9591
.9671
.9671
.9599
.9599
.9678
.9678
.9608
.9608
.9686
.9686
.9616
.9616
.9693
.9693
.9625
.9625
.9699
.9699
.9633
.9633
.9706
.9706
1.9
.9750 .9756
1.9 .9713
.9713 .9719
.9719 .9726
.9726 .9732
.9732 .9738
.9738 .9744
.9756 .9761
.9761 .9767
.9767
We.9744
look.9750
up the
..
..
..
.. complement
..
..
..of the
.. tail..
..
..
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Step
to the corresponding value of x.
Step 2:
2: Convert
Convert zz.05
.05 to the corresponding value of x
xx =
= +
+ zz.05
.05
=
= 15
15 +
+ 1.645(6)
1.645(6)
=
= 24.87
24.87 or
or 25
25
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