In: Statistics and Probability
Let z be a standard normal random variable with a mean of 0 and a standard devi- ation of 1. Find the following probabilities:
(a) P(−0.5<z<0.5) (b) P(−.5<z<1.5)
(c) P(−1.5<z<−.75) (d) P(2<z<3)
Let z be a standard normal random variable with a mean of 0 and a standard deviation of 1.
Q.1) We want to find, the following probabilities,
a) P(-0.5 < z < 0.5)
= 2 * P(Z < 0.5) - 1
= 2 * 0.6915 - 1
= 1.3830 - 1
= 0.3830
=> P(-0.5 < z < 0.5) = 0.3830
b) P(-0.5 < z < 1.5)
= P(Z < 1.5) - P(Z < -0.5)
= 0.9332 - 0.3085
= 0.6247
=> P(-0.5 < z < 1.5) = 0.6247
c) P(-1.5 < z < -0.75)
= P(Z < -0.75) - P(Z < -1.5)
= 0.2266 - 0.0668
= 0.1598
=> P(-1.5 < z < -0.75) = 0.1598
d) P(2 < z < 3)
= P(Z < 3) - P(Z < 2)
= 0.9987 - 0.9332
= 0.0215
=> P(2 < z < 3) = 0.0215