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Assume the random variable X is normally distrubted with mean = 50 and standard deviation = 7. Compute its probability.

P(34 < X < 61)?

Originally Posted by greenpumpkins

Assume the random variable X is normally distrubted with mean = 50 and standard deviation = 7. Compute its probability.

P(34 < X < 61)?

Compute the z-scores for the endpoints of the interval for , then:



where denotes the cumulative standard normal distribution, which you look up in a table.

P(34 < X < 61) =

P( X = 61) - P( X = 34)

Using the formula Z = (X - Mean)/Std Deviation

(61 - 50)/ 7 = 1.57

(34 - 50)/7 = -2.28

ɸ(1.57) - ɸ(-2.28)




ɸ(-2.28) = 1-ɸ(2.28)

As CB mentioned ɸ basically means look it up from a standard normal distribution table

Hope this helps