
Originally Posted by
alan4cult
Hi, I need help with this question
What is the probability that a random variable V which is uniformly
distributed on the interval [0; 1] lies within 2 standard deviation units of its mean?
I was told to standardise this variable by taking away its mean which is $\displaystyle 0.5$ and dividing by it's standard deviation which is $\displaystyle 1/\sqrt12$
With that I end up with z-values -2 and 2
$\displaystyle P(-2 \leq z \leq 2) = 0.9545$
Is it correct to use a normal here?