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Continuous Probability Distributions:
The Normal Distribution
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Towards the Meaning of Continuous Probability Distribution Functions:
When we introduced probabilities, we spoke of discrete events:
S = collection of all possible sample points ei
0 P(ei) 1 Probability of any event is
between zero and one
P(ei) = 1 Probability of all elementary
events sum to 1 (somethinghappens)
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In particular, for the binomial distribution:
For the random variable X:
• x stands for a particular value
The probability that the random variable X takes the value x is between 0 and 1, inclusive.
The sum of the probabilities over all possible values of x is 1.
0 [ ] 1P X x
[ ] 1all x
P X x
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A continuous variable has infinitely many possible values:
With infinitely many possible values, the probability of observing any one particular value is essentially zero:
[Pr(X=x)] = 0 e.g., for x=1.0 vs 1.02 vs 1.0195
vs 1.01947, …
Pr(X=x) is meaningless for a continuous random variable – Instead, we consider a range of values for X:
Pr(aX b)
We can make this range quite broad or very narrow
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Discrete ContinuousList all possiblesample points, e.g.,
S={ei}, i=1 to k.
State the range of of possible values of X; e.g.,
Comparing Probability Distributions for Discrete vs Continuous Random Variables
We need new notation to describe probability distributions for continuous variables.
0
0
to
to
to
Note: is the symbol for ‘infinity’
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For a continuous Random Variable, X,
• P(X=x) = 0
• Instead, we compute the probability of X within some interval:
[ ] ( )b
x
a
P a X b f x dx
This function is the probability density
function of X.
Don’t worry – if you don’t know or have forgotten calculus, I won’t be asking you to work with this notation.
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Much of statistical inference is based upon a particular choice of a probability density function,
fx(x) –
The Normal distribution.
• This function is a mathematical model describing one particular pattern of variation of values.
• It is appropriate for continuous variables only.
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Practically speaking, the normal distribution function is appropriate for:
• Many phenomena that occur naturally.
• Special cases of other phenomena. e.g., averages of phenomena that, individually are not normally distributed.
For example, the sampling distribution of means may follow a normal distribution even when the underlying data do not.
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The Normal Probability Density Function2
2
( )
21( ) e
2
x
xf x
Features to note:
The range of X is – to
is the mathematical constant 3.14159…
e is the mathematical constant 2.71828…
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The Normal Probability Density Function2
2
( )
21( ) e
2
x
xf x
Features to note: is the mean of the distribution
is the standard deviation of the distribution
2 is the variance
(x – )2 the squared deviation from the mean appears in the function
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Notation:
X ~ N(,2)
We say
“X follows a Normal Distribution with mean and variance 2 ”
or
“X is Normally distributed with mean and variance 2 ”
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fx x
x
A Picture of the Normal Distribution
The infamous “Bell-shaped Curve”
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There are infinitely many normal distributions, each determined by different values of and 2.
The Shape of the Normal Distribution is characteristically
• Smooth
• Defined everywhere on the real axis
• Bell-shaped
• Symmetric about the mean = (it is defined in terms of deviations about the mean)
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The area under the curve represents probability, and the total area under the curve = 1
fx x
x
2
2
( )
21Pr[ ] 1
2
x
X e dx
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x
Pr[X < x]
The area under the curve up to the value x is often represented by the notation:
( ) Pr[ ] Pr[ ]x X x X x
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A Feeling for the Shape of the Normal distribution:
locates the center, and
measures the spread
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c
IF alone is changed – by adding a constant c,
• the entire curve is shifted in location
• but the shape remains the same.
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IF alone is changed – by multiplying by a constant c
• the shape of the bell is changed
• a larger variance implies a wider spread (or flatter curve) – the area under the curve is always 1
c
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Picturing the Normal Probability Density
xAs the variance, 2, increases:
• Bell flattens (gets wide)
• Values close to the mean are less likely
• Values farther from the mean more likely.
As the variance decreases:
• Bell narrows
• Most values are close to the mean
• Values close to the mean are more likely
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A Very Handy Rough Rule of Thumb:
If X follows a Normal Distribution
Then: ~68% of the values of X are in
the interval
68%
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If X follows a Normal Distribution
Then: ~95% of the values of X are in the interval
1.96
~99% of the values of X are in the interval
2.576
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Why is the Normal Distribution So Important?
There are two types of data that follow a normal distribution:
1. A number of naturally occurring phenomena:
For example :
• heights of men (or women)
• total blood cholesterol of adults
2. Special functions of some non-normally distributed phenomena, in particular sums and averages:
The sampling distribution of sample means tends to be ~ Normal.
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Research often focuses on sample means
Example: Blood pressure can vary with time of day,
stress, food, illness, etc. One reading may not be
a good representation of “typical”
Distribution of a single reading of blood pressure
for an individual
– tends to be skewed, with a few high values
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To have a better gauge of an individual’s BP, we
might use the average of 5 readings:
Sampling Distribution of mean of 5 readings for an
individual
– tends to be ~ Normal, even when the original
distribution is not
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A Feeling for the Central Limit Theorem.
• Shake a pair of die.
• On each roll, note the total of the two die
faces.
• This total can range from 2 to 12.
• The most likely total is 7. (Why?)
• How often do the other totals arise?
Histogram of die totals for n=100 trials of rolling die pair
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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Histogram of die totals for n=1000 trials of rolling die pair
As the sample size n increases the distribution
of the sum of the 2 die begins to look more and
more normal.
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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A Statement of the Central Limit Theorem:For any population with
• mean and finite variance 2, • the sampling distribution of means, x, • from samples of size n from this population, • will be approximately normally distributed• with mean , • and variance 2/n, • for n large.
That is, for n large, and X ~ ?? (, 2)
then Xn ~ N (, 2/n)
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This is the main reason for our interest in the normal distribution:
• regardless of the underlying distribution
• if we take a large enough sample
• we can make probability statements about means from such samples
• based upon the normal distribution.
This is true, even when the underlying distribution is discrete.
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Example: The Central Limit Theorem Works
even for VERY non-normal data:
A population has only 3 outcomes in it:
1 2 9 X
1
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mean of 1,2,9{ }: =4
P(X=x) 1/3
sum of 1,2,9{ }=12
standard deviation of 1,2,9{ } =3.6
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Experiment: Take sample of size n with replacement. Compute sum of all n. Repeat…
Look at Sampling Distribution of Sums
n=25
n=100
n=50
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To compute probabilities for a normal distribution.
• Recall that we are looking at intervals of values of the random variable, X.
• The probability that X has a value in the interval between a and b is the area under the curve corresponding to that interval:
a b
Pr( ) ( )b
x
a
a X b f x dx
Note: since Pr(X=a) or any exact value is zero, this can be written as Pr(aXb) or Pr(a<X<b)
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The symmetry of the normal distribution can
also help in computing probabilities.
• The normal distribution is symmetric about
the mean µ.
• This tells us that the probability of a value
less than the mean is .5 or 50%,
• and the probability of a value greater than
the mean is also .5 or 50%
0.5 0.5
Pr( ) ( ) 0.5xX f x dx
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The Standard Normal Distribution
The standard normal distribution is just one of
infinitely many possible normal distributions.
It has
mean: = 0
variance: 2 = 1
By convention we let the letter Z represent a random variable that is distributed Normally with =0 and 2=1:
Z ~ N(0,1)
=0
=1
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The standard normal distribution is important for several reasons:
• Probabilities of Z within any interval have been computed and tabulated.
• It is possible to look up Pr(a Z b) for any values of a and b in such tables.
• Any other normal distribution can be transformed to a standard normal for computing probabilities.
• Distances from the mean are equivalent to number of standard deviations from the mean.
This last is perhaps of greatest interest to us, now that software does much of the transformation and computation for us.
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Table 3 in the Appendix of Rosner gives areas under the normal curve, in 4 different ways:
• Column A gives values between – and z, where z is a particular value of the standard normal distribution.(Note: Rosner uses X rather than Z)
That is, column A gives values for
Pr(– Z z) = Pr(Z z)
z is also known as a standard normal deviate.
z 0
Pr[Z < z]
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Table 3 in the Appendix of Rosner:• Column B gives values between z and
Pr(z Z ) = Pr(z Z) = Pr(Z z)
• Column C gives values between 0 and z
Pr(0 Z z)
• Column D gives values between -z and z Pr(-z Z z)
0 z
-z 0 z
0 z
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A probability calculation for any random variable, X~Normal (,2) can be re- expressed as an equivalent probability calculation for a standard Normal (0,1).
This is nice because
• we have tables for probabilities of the Normal (0,1) distribution.
• We can interpret probabilities in terms of # of std deviations from the mean
Of course, we can also use computer programs to compute probabilities for any Normal Distribution – the program does the translation for us.
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The Normal (0,1) or Standard Normal Table.Positive values of z are read from the first column (under x in Rosner)
The shaded area,
which is the
probability of Z z,
is shown under Col
A of the table:
Pr(Z < 0.31) = .6217
z0.31
z A B C D 0.0 .5000 .5000 .0 .0 0.01 .5040 .4960 .0040 .0080 … 0.30 .6179 .3821 .1179 .2358 0.31 .6217 .3783 .1217 .2434
0
Pr[Z < 0.31]
A check that this makes sense: any positive value of z is above the mean, and should have a probability > .5
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Note that only positive values of z are tabulated.
We can take advantage of a few important features of the standard normal, to compute probabilities for values of z less than zero:
• Symmetry Pr(Z -z) = Pr(Z z)
• Zero is the median Pr(Z 0) = Pr(Z 0) =
.50
• Total area is 1 Pr(Z z) + Pr(Z z) = 1
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z = 0.31z = - 0.31
We can read this probability from Col B
Pr(Z > 0.31) = .3783
Use the property of symmetry to get this.
Pr(Z <- 0.31) = .3783
For example, we cannot read Pr(Z < -0.31) directly from the tables.
We can, however use the property of symmetry:
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Example Word Problem
What is the probability of a value of Z more than 1 standard deviation below the mean?
Solution: Since = 0 and = 1
1 standard deviation below the mean is
z = x
Pr(Z<-1) = 0.1587
-1 0
The probability of observing a value more than 1 standard deviation below the mean is .1587, or just under 16%.
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Example: What is the probability Z is between –1.5 and 1.5?
We can read this from Column D of the Table in Rosner:
Pr[-1.50 Z 1.50] from the table: 0.8664
Example: What is the probability of Z more than 1.5 standard deviations from the mean in either direction?Since probabilities sum to 1:
Pr[ Z -1.50 or 1.50 Z ] = 1 – 0.8664 = 0.1336By symmetry, half of this or 0.0668 lies at either end.
.0668.0668
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Exercise
Find the area under the standard normal curve between Z = +1 and Z = +2
Solution.
It helps to draw pictures!
0 1 2 0 2 0 1
Pr(1<Z<2) = Pr(Z<2) Pr(Z<1)
= 0.9772 0.8413
= 0.1359
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Notes on using Standard Normal Tables:• These come in a variety of formats. The examples
given here are for the version seen in Rosner, Table 3 in the Appendix.
• Look at the accompanying picture of the distribution to be clear what probability is listed in the body of the table.
• Draw a sketch (paper and pencil) when computing probabilities – it always helps you keep track of what you are doing.
• Minitab provides the same probabilities as Column A: Pr(X<x), when Cumulative Probability is selected
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Using Minitab:
Calc Probability Distributions Normal
Select for Pr(Z<z)
or Pr(X<x)
Enter value of z
(or x)
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Solution: Again, it helps to draw a picture!
We want the area under the curve to be 75% --
The value of z we want is the value, below which 75% of values are found.
That is, find z.75 so that Pr(Z < z.75) = .75
0 z.75
0.75
Finding Percentiles of the Normal Distribution
Example: What is the 75th percentile of N(0,1) ?
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Inverse Cumulative Distribution FunctionNormal with mean = 0 and standard deviation = 1.00000
P( X <= x) x
0.7500 0.6745
Use the Inverse Cumulative Option in Minitab
Input desired percentile
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Standardizing a Normal Random Variate:
From N(,2) to N(0,1)
We can transform any Normal distribution to a standard normal by means of a simple transformation:
2~ ( , )X N ~ (0,1)X
Z N
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Standardizing a Normal Random Variate:
From N(,2) to N(0,1)
Adding a constant:
For X~N(,2) (X+b) ~ N(?,?)
b
The mean is shifted over ‘b’ units, but the variance or spread of the data is unchanged by adding a constant:
(X+b) ~ N(+b, 2)
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Multiplying by a constant:
For X~N(,2) (aX) ~ N(?,?)
a
The mean is adjusted to ‘a’ times the original mean, and the variance by a2 times the original variance – this is a shift in scale:
(aX) ~ N(a, a22)
a
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Adding a constant, multiplying by a constant:
For X~N(,2) (aX+b) ~ N(?,?)
Both adjustments are made:
The mean is adjusted to ‘a’ times the original mean plus ‘b’, and the variance by a2 times the original variance:
(aX+b) ~ N(ab, a22)
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Now, let a and b
Then
For X~N(,2) Z ~ N(?,?)
Or Z ~ N(0,1)
1 XZ aX b X
10z a b
22 2 2 21
1z a
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We have transformed the original scale
• to units measured in multiples of standard deviations
• centered around zero
• A value of z=-1 means the value of x is 1 standard deviation below the mean
• A value of z=2.5 means the value of x is 2.5 standard deviations above the mean
2~ ( , )X N ~ (0,1)X
Z N
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This transformation is also important, because if we want to know
Pr(a X b)
Then we can convert it to an equivalent calculation:
Pr( ) Pra X b
a X b
Pra b
Z
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Word Problem
The profit from the Massachusetts state lottery on
any given week is distributed Normally with
mean = 10.0 million and variance = 6.25 million dollars.
What is the probability that this week’s profit is
between 8 and 10.5 million?
Let X = weekly profit in millions
Then X ~ N(,2)
where =10 and 2=6.25 ( =2.5 )
What is Pr(8 X 10.5) ?
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What is Pr(8 X 10.5) ?
Translate to Standard Normal:
8 10.5Pr(8 10.5) Pr
XX
8 10 10.5 10Pr
2.5 2.5Z
Pr 0.8 0.2Z
-.8 .2
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= 0.5793 – 0.2119
= 0.3674
Read from Table 3 or use Minitab or other program:
.2 -.8
Pr(Z<0.2) – Pr(Z<-.8)
The probability of a weekly profit between 8 and 10.5 million dollars is 36.74%.
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Application of the Central Limit Theorem
• Means of samples of size n
• from a population with
• mean and variance 2
• follow a normal distribution
• with mean and variance 2/n, for n large.
That is, for X ~ ?(, 2)
for n large,
X ~ N(, 2/n)
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Example: Consider a population of families with =3.4 children per family and 2=4.37.
What percentage of samples of size n=4 families will have means greater than 5 children per family?
Sample means from samples with n=4 follow a normal distribution with
x= 3.4 and x2 = 2/n = 4.37/4 = 1.09.
Then x = 1.045
We want: Pr(X>5) , where X ~ N(3.4, 1.09)
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1.53
Pr(z > 1.53) = 0.06
5 3.4Pr( 5) Pr
1.045x
x
XX
Pr 1.53Z
The probability of observing a sample with a mean of 5 children per family or larger, when n=4 is about 6%.
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So far we have gone from
• X ~ N(, 2) Z ~ N(0,1):
We may be interested in the reverse:
• Z ~ N(0,1) X ~ N(, 2):
XZ
X Z
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Example:
The distribution of IQ scores is normal with a mean of
100 and a standard deviation of 15.
What is the 95th percentile of this distribution?
Step 1:
Find the 95th percentile of the standard normal –
use Minitab, or another program to compute:
Inverse Cumulative Distribution FunctionNormal with mean = 0 and standard deviation = 1.00000
P( X <= x) x
0.9500 1.6449 or z.95 = 1.645
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Step 2:
We know X ~ N(100, 152), and z.95 = 1.645
x.95 = z.95 +
= (15)(1.645) + 100
= 124.7
The 95th percentile of the IQ distribution is 124.7
X Z
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Another Example:Taking samples of size n=4 from the population of families with =3.4 children per family and 2=4.37:
What is the middle 50% of the sampling distribution?
That is, find a and b so the Pr(a X b) = .50
a is the 25th percentile of the sampling distribution of X
b is the 75th percentile of the sampling distribution of X
50%
25% 25%
a b
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Use Minitab to find 25th and 75th percentiles of standard normal:Inverse Cumulative Distribution Function
P( X <= x) x
0.2500 -0.6745
0.7500 0.6745
For X ~ N(, 2/n) where =3.4 and 2/n=1.09, Convert z back to x:
x = z x +
x.75 = .675 (1.045) + 3.4 = 4.11
x.25 = -.675 (1.045) + 3.4 = 2.69
Pr( 2.69 < X < 4.11) = .5050% of samples of size 4 from this population will have mean family size between 2.69 and 4.11 children per family.
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Recap. . . Introduction to the Normal Distribution
For continuous variables, we speak of a
• probability density function
• We calculate the probabilities of intervals of
values, not individual values
The normal distribution is a good description of
• many naturally occurring phenomena
• the average of non-normal phenomena
This last is particularly important since much
statistical inference is based on the behavior of
averages.
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While there are infinitely many normal distributions,
each determined by and 2,
• they can all be standardized by using the
transformation
• We use the standardized form to compute
probabilities for any normal distribution.
• In the standardized form, distance from the
mean is in units of standard deviation
~ (0,1)X
Z N