Exam 8: Continuous Probability Distributions

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If the random variable X is uniformly distributed over the interval 10 \leq x \leq 50, find the following probabilities. a. P(X \geq 30). b. P(X \leq 25). c. P(18 \leq X \leq 35). d. P(X = 40).

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Given that X is a binomial random variable, the binomial probability P(X \geq x) is approximated by the area under a normal curve to the right of:

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The values of zA are the 100(1 - A)th percentiles of a standard normal random variable.

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Given that Z is a standard normal random variable, the area to the left of a value z is expressed as:

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Consider a binomial random variable X with n = 300 and p = 0.02. Approximate the values of the following probabilities. a. P(X = 4). b. P(X \ge 5). c. P(X \le 8).

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If the random variable X is exponentially distributed with λ\lambda = 2 parameter, then the variance of the distribution is 0.5.

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A random variable X is normally distributed with a mean of 250 and a standard deviation of 50. Given that X = 175, its corresponding z-score is -1.50.

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Using the standard normal curve, the z-score representing the 90th percentile is 1.28.

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If the z-value for a given value x of the random variable X is z = 2.326, and the distribution of X is normal with a mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 5, to what x-value does this z-value correspond?

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Using the standard normal curve, the area between z = 0 and z = 3.50 is about 0.50.

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Continuous probability distributions describe probabilities associated with random variables that are able to assume any of an infinite number of values.

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A continuous random variable X has the probability density function f(x) = 2 e2xe ^ { - 2 x } , x \ge 0. a. Find the mean and standard deviation of X. b. What is the probability that X is between 1 and 3? c. What is the probability that X is at most 2?

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Which of the following is a characteristic of a normal distribution?

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The probability density function, f(x), for any continuous random variable X, represents:

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Let z1 be a z-score that is unknown but identifiable by position and area. If the symmetrical area between -z1 and + z1 is 0.9544, the value of z1 is 2.0.

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A continuous probability distribution represents a random variable having an infinite number of outcomes that may assume any number of values within an interval.

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The mean and standard deviation of an exponential random variable cannot equal to each other.

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Given that X is a binomial random variable, the binomial probability P(X \le x) is approximated by the area under a normal curve to the left of:

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A standard normal distribution is a normal distribution with:

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Which of the following is always true for all probability density functions of continuous random variables?

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