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Title: Normal%20Distribution


1
Normal Distribution
  • Recall how we describe a distribution of
    quantitative (continuous) data
  • plot the data (stemplot or histogram)
  • look for the overall pattern (shape, peaks, gaps)
    and departures from it (possible outliers)
  • calculate appropriate numerical measures of
    center and spread (5-number summary and/or mean
    s.d.)
  • then we may ask "can the distribution be
    described by a specific model?" (one of the more
    common models for symmetric, single-peaked
    distributions is the normal distribution having a
    certain mean and standard deviation)
  • can we imagine a density curve fitting fairly
    closely over the histogram of the data?
  • a density curve is a curve that is always on or
    above the horizontal axis (gt 0) and whose total
    area under the curve is 1

2
  • An important property of a density curve is that
    areas under the curve correspond to relative
    frequencies - see Figures 1.25a and 1.25b below.
  • rel. freq287/947.303
    area .293
  • Note the relative frequency of vocabulary scores
    lt 6 is roughly equal to the area under the
    density curve lt 6.

3
  • We can describe the shape, center and spread of a
    density curve in the same way we describe data
    e.g., the median of a density curve is the
    equal-areas point - the point on the horizontal
    axis that divides the area under the density
    curve into two equal (.5 each) parts. The mean
    of the density curve is the balance point - the
    point on the horizontal axis where the curve
    would balance if it were made of a solid
    material. (See figures 1.26b and 1.27 below)

4
  • For a normal density curve we see the
    characteristic bell-shaped, symmetric curve
    with single peak (at the mean value ?) and spread
    out according to the standard deviation (?) See
    Figure 1.28 for a picture of ???and ??

5
  • The 68-95-99.7 Rule describes the relationship
    between ? and ?. See Figure 1.29 Go over
    example 1.25-1.26 on page 59-61.

6
  • How many different normal curves are there? Ans
    One for every combination of values of ? and
    ?but they all are alike except for their ? and
    ?. So we take advantage of this and consider a
    process called standardization to reduce all
    normals to one we call the Standard Normal
    Distribution.
  • Denote a normal distribution with mean ? and
    standard deviation ? by N(?,?). Let X correspond
    to the variable whose distribution is N(?,?).
    We may standardize any value of X by subtracting
    ? and dividing by ? - this re-writes any normal
    into a variable called Z whose values represent
    the number of standard deviations X is away from
    its mean. The standardized value is sometimes
    called a z-score.
  • If X is N(?,?), then Z is N(0,1), where
    Z(X-?)/?.
  • We can find areas under Z from Table A, and these
    areas equal the corresponding areas under X.

7
  • Consider Example 1.25. Let Xheight (inches) of
    a young woman aged 18-24 years. Then X is
    N(64.5", 2.5").
  • What proportion of these women's heights are
    between 62" and 67"?
  • What proportion are above 67"? Below 72"?
  • What proportions of these women's heights are
    between 61" and 66"? NOTE This cannot be
    solved by the 68-95-99.7 rule
  • What proportion are below 64.5"? Below 68"?
  • What proportion are between 58" and 60"?
  • Etc., etc., etc. .
  • What height represents the 90th percentile of
    this aged woman?
  • All problems of this type are solvable by
    sketching the picture, standardizing, and doing
    appropriate arithmetic to get the final
    answerthe last question above is what I call a
    "backwards problem", since you're solving for an
    X value while knowing an area

8
  • Weve seen examples of data that seem to fit the
    normal model, and examples of data that dont
    seem to fit Because normality is an important
    property of data for specific types of analyses
    well do later, it is important to be able to
    decide whether a dataset is normal or not. A
    histogram is one way but a better graphical
    method is through the normal quantile plot
  • A simple description of how to draw a normal
    quantile plot is given on page 68 but for us,
    a normal quantile plot is always going to be
    drawn by software and it will allow us to assess
    the normality of our data in the following sense
  • if the data points fall along the straight line
    (and within the bands on the plot) then the data
    can be treated as normal. Systematic deviations
    from the line indicate non-normal distributions -
    outliers often appear as points far away from the
    pattern of the points...
  • the y-intercept of the line corresponds to the
    mean of the normal distribution and the slope of
    the line corresponds to the standard deviation of
    the normal distribution

9
Normal quantile plot of CO2 Table 1.6 on page 26
Notice the systematic failure of the points to
fall on the line, especially at the low end where
the data is piled up. Also, note the outliers
at the high end Conclusion Not normal
10
Normal quantile plot of the IQ scores of 78 7th
grades students - Data in Table 1.9 on page 29
Notice that the data points follow the line
fairly well, though there is a slight curve at
the low-middle, indicating more data than would
be expected for a normal. The y-intercept is
around 110 (mean approx. 110) and the slope is
around 10 (s.d. is approx. 10). Conclusion
Normal
11
  • Read section 1.3, paying careful attention to the
    examples (especially 1.25-1.32). Work through
    the examples yourself to make sure you understand
    how they are done!
  • Work problems 1.108-1.110, 1.113 (applet),
    1.114-1.117, 1.119, 1.120-1.139, 1.140-1.142,
    1.143, 1.144, 1.148
  • Try some of the Chapter 1 exercises (p. 78ff). By
    test1 time, be sure you've worked as many of
    the exercises in this chapter as you need to feel
    comfortable with the material.
  • Don't forget the quizzes and homeworks on the
    StatsPortal
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