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Week10Answers

LeZhang

SchoolofEconomics,theUniversityofNewSouthWales

Question1(P186,6.4):

Calculatetheprobabilityforthestandardnormaldistribution(useTableE.2)

a.P(Z1.08)=1-P(Z≤1.08)=1-0.8599=0.1401

b.P(Z-0.21)=0.4168ORP(Z-0.21)=P(Z0.21)=1-P(Z0.21)=1-0.5832=0.4168

c.P(-1.96Z-0.21)=P(Z-0.21)-P(Z≤-1.96)=0.4168-0.025=0.3918

d.WecangetP(Zz)=0.1587,thenP(Z≤z)=1-0.1587=0.8413.Usethecumulativetable

ofstandardnormaldistribution,wecanfindthatzis1.00

Question2(P186,6.9):

Thebreakingstrengthisnormallydistributedand35,10.

LetXdenotethebreakingstrength,youcantransformittoZwhichhasastandardnormal

distribution:Z`

20−35

()()

a.PX20=P�Z10�=PZ−1.5=0.068

30−35

()()()

b.PX≥30=P�Z≥10�=PZ≥−0.5=1−PZ≤−0.5=0.6915

()()()()

c.P2545=P−1Z1=PZ1−PZ−1=0.6826

()()

d.PXLXU=P−1.96Z1.96=0.85

XL=1.96=35−19.6=15.4

XU=1.96=35+19.6=54.6

Question3(P187,6.12):

LetXdenotethediametersforshaftswhichisnormaldistributedwith22.002,0.005.

YoucantransformXtoZwhichhasastandardnormaldistribution:Z