伍德里奇计量经济学第三版教师手册APPENDIX B.docVIP

PAGE  PAGE 219 APPENDIX B SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS B.1 Before the student takes the SAT exam, we do not know – nor can we predict with certainty – what the score will be. The actual score depends on numerous factors, many of which we cannot even list, let alone know ahead of time. (The student’s innate ability, how the student feels on exam day, and which particular questions were asked, are just a few.) The eventual SAT score clearly satisfies the requirements of a random variable. B.2 (i) P(X?? 6)?= P[(X?– 5)/2?? (6?– 5)/2]?= P(Z?? .5)? .692, where Z denotes a Normal (0,1) random var