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The lecture introduces two fundamental probability models, beginning with the Poisson distribution as a discrete framework used to count event occurrences within specific intervals based on an average rate ($\lambda$). In this model, both the mean and variance are equal to $\lambda$, while the standard deviation is derived from its square root. The instructor illustrates these concepts using practical examples such as emergency calls or social media posts, explaining that probability calculations can be performed either by summing values from cumulative tables for "less than" scenarios or by applying the specific formula $P(X=x) = \frac{e^{-\lambda}\lambda^x}{x!}$ when table data is incomplete. This section highlights a crucial distinction between discrete distributions, which allow for point probabilities like $P(X=x)$, and continuous distributions where the probability at any single exact value is zero, necessitating the calculation of cumulative areas instead.
The discussion then transitions to the Normal Distribution, characterized by its symmetric bell shape defined by a mean ($\mu$) and standard deviation ($\sigma$). Adjusting these parameters alters the curve's position and width; shifting $\mu$ moves the distribution left or right, while increasing $\sigma$ flattens it and decreasing $\sigma$ makes it taller. To analyze continuous data within this framework, raw values must be standardized into Z-scores using the formula $Z = \frac{X - \mu}{\sigma}$ to compare them against a standard normal table with a mean of 0 and a standard deviation of 1. The session reinforces key properties such as the empirical rule, which states that approximately 68% of data falls within one standard deviation, 95.4% within two, and 99.7% within three, while correcting common misconceptions like the false belief that the mean Z-score is always positive rather than zero.
Calculating probabilities for a standardized normal distribution involves interpreting these tables to find areas under the curve based on different scenarios. For "less than" questions ($P(Z < z)$), the probability is read directly from the table, whereas "greater than" scenarios require subtracting that value from 1 because standard tables provide cumulative areas starting from the left tail. To determine the likelihood of a range falling between two values, one must find the difference between the larger and smaller cumulative probabilities derived from their respective Z-scores. The lecture also addresses handling negative Z-values by utilizing symmetry and emphasizes precision in rounding to avoid errors that could affect probability accuracy when working backward to solve for unknown X or Z values given specific probabilities.
The session concludes with administrative details regarding upcoming resources, noting that recordings will be distributed via WhatsApp and encouraging students to utilize free one-on-one consultations for further assistance before they depart. Attendees are reminded to complete the necessary registration forms and evaluation surveys as a mandatory requirement prior to leaving the class. Looking ahead, the curriculum plans to cover sampling distributions in the next session scheduled for September 22nd from 9 AM to 11 AM, ensuring that students have ample time to review these complex statistical concepts before advancing to new topics.
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Okay.
So, uh
please also remember to uh okay maybe I
must start with good morning everyone.
Please remember
to
um complete the register which will be
in the chat. Let me quickly see if I
posted it now
on the chat.
just copy the links again
and repost them on the chat
and
yeah and then at the end of the session
don't forget to complete the feedback
form or the evaluation form. So welcome
to this week's session. uh we will
continue with discrete probabilities but
only focusing on the poison
and then we will move in into today's
session which covers the normal
probabilities.
So poison like I said uh we will still
need to be using the table formulas as
well as you need the calculator to
calculate the probabilities.
So what is a poison probability? A
poison pro uh distribution is when you
are interested in the number of times an
event occurs at a given opportunity
which means you will be calculating what
we call an average
because it will be at like you can't be
counting them individually like 1 2 3 4
5 as we know that discrete probabilities
are follows a counting process.
So with poison as well once you observe
those uh moments or events happening you
will need to come up with an average of
those uh number of times that those
events are happening.
So that will also enable you to
calculate what we call an area of an
opportunity which that area of an
opportunity is just the average of that
time
that you observed or it will be either a
volume or it might be a unit.
So let's say for example the number of
scratches in a on a car paint like for
example how if you are working in an
insurance firm you want to know how many
of the the cars that comes for repairs
on average um they come with scratches.
So you count how many of those and you
can average it for that period for that
time period that they have been like in
an hourly or in a weekly or in a monthly
or something like that. The number of
mosquito bites on a person. So you can
also count how many they are and average
for each individual persons that you saw
for that week for that month. You can
count those average number of mosquito
bites and so on and so forth. So poison
follows that pattern as well of a
discrete uh uh distribution as well.
With poison also there are some
characteristics we will be able to
calculate the average which is the mean
of those. So it means taking the mean or
the average of those uh number of times
things happening or we can calculate but
the variance or your standard deviation.
So with poison the average that you get
will be your mean and your variance will
be the average and your standard
deviation is the square root of your
mean or your average.
So it's fairly easy. So the average you
receive is your mean. The mean is also
equivalent to your variance. Your
standard deviation is the square root of
your average.
Easy.
If for example,
this is what we need to calculate. A
local police station receive on average
3.5 emergency calls per hour. So they
would have counted every hour. this had
the number of emergency calls they
receive and they average it and they
find that every hour they receive around
three and a half calls.
So those calls they follow what we call
a poison distribution. If the question
asks
what is the mean of the number of calls
that we the the police station receives
that is easy because on average we know
that it receives 3.5 so the mean will be
equals to
3.5 or my pen is not writing today
Just give me a second.
Sometimes it need me to to activate it.
Sorry, I should have prepared this.
Yeah.
It just needs to be waken up a bit.
So it means the average is 3.5.
And if they ask you what is the variance
or the distance far apart from uh the
mean and that variance will be equals to
the same as the average which will be
3.5.
And if they ask you what is the standard
deviation? So the standard deviation
will be the square root of your 3.5
which then will be equals to
the square root of 3.5
will be equals to 1.9
1.9
and that's how easy it is. Poison is
straightforward, easy, simple to
calculate and find some of the
characteristics of the uh what do you
call the the parameters
of the measures of poison distribution.
Now
here is your exercise. [clears throat]
Suppose that the number of daily fake
news post
is a poison distributed
with the mean of 0.2 per day. What is
the value of the mean and the standard
deviation? So which one? Which option?
Number one, number two or number three.
Since we know that
the mean is the same as your lambda or
it's your mu.
>> I think it's option number one then.
>> So is that option number one? Because
the mean which will be
a poison the mean is your lambda and
here they're asking you to calculate the
mean and the standard deviation and we
know that the mean is the same as your
average and your standard deviation is
the square root of your average
and then
will be 0.2 and this will be the square
root of 0.2 which is equals to 0
4
44 and we round it off to one decimal
and only number one. That's correct.
Easy. So you won't forget to
the properties of poison. If they ask
you to find the mean or the standard
deviation, it's easy, easy, easy.
When it comes to the probability, it's a
different story. For a probability then
you need to calculate the probability of
an event happening which follows
that average or the poison distribution.
And the formula is
calculated with uh the exponent to the
power of the negative average times the
average to the power of x /
the um x exclamation which is
factorial x factorial.
So
like we did with binomial uh
distribution, the same can happen with
poison. You can use the formula to
calculate the probability of a poison
distribution or you can use the table.
When you use um the formula, please do
not type in the number on your
calculator. There is an uh an ebase or a
base natural lock function and
it is on the on it's written in orange.
If you're using a cashio calculator or
if you're using a sharp or something
it's also going to be written in orange
it will be on top of the lin function.
So in order for you to reach that
function you will just press the shift
button. The negative is not a minus.
There is a negative that sits in the
bracket. So you will have to use that
negative sign.
And like we did with the poison last
week or sorry with the binomial last
week the factorial there is an x
factorial or an n factorial depending on
which calculator you are using. You can
just use those functions to calculate.
Right? So how do we then calculate the
probability of a poison? The other catch
or the other thing that we also need to
remember uh are those um
um mathematical functions like less than
or equal, greater than or equal,
uh between and so on. You need to know
and still remember to apply those logic
when you are calculating. So what does
that mean? It means if I have to
calculate the probability
if I need to calculate the probability
that the mean average was greater than 1
where
then it means I'm going to be
calculating the probability that x = 1
plus the probability that x = 2 plus the
probability that x = 3 up until I get to
whatever the number that I need to get
to.
What does that mean? It means this
formula you will have to apply it on
each and every probability that you
have. So you will repeat this formula
for where it's one, repeat this formula
where it's two, repeat this formula
where it's three
and it makes it easier with the table
because on the table they give you the
probability and that's it. So that is
just what I wanted to explain in
relation to this because I remember that
last year I didn't explain how then the
formula you will it becomes so complex
when it's a long formula that you need
to do for each and every probability of
an equal.
So using a table easy.
So if I have to calculate uh the
probability let's assume that I'm going
to be calculating the probability where
x = 2 where the lambda is equals to 0.5.
Right? So on the table um we will get to
the table just now but uh bear with me
I'm going to show you the actual table
but the table is broken down by lambda.
So you will have multiple tables that
are broken down by lambda from the value
of x's that starts from 0 to whatever
the number based on the lambda
distribution.
So the next table will start at 1.0
or something like that.
um and then it continues and continues
and the number of x will also maybe will
increase to 8 or 9 or 10. You just need
to look at the average or the lambda
value and then apply the x values based
on that lambda value. So let's find the
probability that x= 2 given that our
average is 0.5. So on the table it's
easy. We go and find the lambda where
it's 0a 5 and then we then go and look
for where x = 2 where the two meet. This
my sign is not on the right thing. The
answer will be 0758.
So easy to find the probability. if I
need to use the calculator
uh and use the formula. So therefore it
means I'm going to substitute. So e is a
natural log. So you don't do anything to
that.
Our lambda is 0 5. We substitute that.
And uh x is 2. So we make it to the
power of two. And this is two. So on
your casual your calculator you can put
if you have a casual calculator you use
your fraction uh formula and you put
everything in and uh and the answer you
will get you will see it will give you
the same as the um the table formula.
So now let's do another activity.
What if then instead of saying the
probability of X is equals to 2, what if
they say the probability of X is less
than
less than 2. Uh we still keep the
average the lambda
as 0 comma
uh 0a 5. What that does what does that
mean? Then it means I need to find the
probability of X
less than 2 will be equals to the
probability of X = 0 plus the
probability of X is equ= to 1
because it's less than so it does not
include two so I need to only take
those probabilities
for X of 0 and one. So if I'm going to
use the table, easy because I just go to
the table and add those two values. So
I'm just going to add 0a 6 0 65
plus
0a 3 0
33.
And that will give me the probability
0 65
plus
3033
which is the probability will be equals
to 0 comma
90
98. Easy.
If I'm not using the table and I'm using
the formula still I need to go and find
the probability of X = 1 which is equals
to E to the power of
5
* 0a 5 to the power of 1 /
1 1 factorial which then on the
calculator let me See if I can get my
cashio calculator online as well.
Okay, I'm not going to find it here. I
will find it on my desktop, I guess.
Then I need to go to the desktop.
Sorry, my bed.
Let's open it up
if I still have a license and then I can
show you and demo.
I think my
my license
expired.
See
South Africa. Where are you?
Oh
yeah, I need a new like a
a new license
activation field. You have already
reached the allowable.
I don't know. I can't open my my cash
license now.
Oh,
I don't have that.
Okay. So, I'll just have to use my phone
or my calculator to do that. Um, so
anyway, it didn't allow me to. So, let's
do that. my fraction thing.
shift e to the power of
0
comma
5
and my arrow to the side multiply by or
I can even use the bracket the way it's
written.5
to the power of 1 not to the power of
two to the power of one
um I arrow down and one shift
uh factorial and the answer I get is
0 comma 30
2653
which I can then just round it off to
three. As you can see that it gives me
the same as what we have. And now if I
want to do for zero I just change
everywhere where it is
is one I replace the one. So x = 0.
Therefore it's e to the power of 0a 5 *
0a 5 to the power of 0 / 0 factorial.
Uh we know that anything to the power of
a of of 0 is one
uh and 0 factorial is one.
So we just need to calculate shift e to
the power of
5 which is equals to 0 comma
0 comma 0 uh 6 0 6
5 36.
So the number to the right of five is
three. So therefore it means it's five.
So it also gives me that. So I just add
the same number and I will still get the
same. So using the table can save you
time but also it's not always the
solution because sometimes in the exam
you are expected to also know the
formula so that you can answer any
question. If they give you a formula
that is incomplete or the formula that
is completed and they ask you for this
question, choose the right formula. You
need to be able to know how to do that.
And we're going to see it in the um in
the
uh activity. So I'm just going to skip
all of those and then come to this so
that I can demonstrate the importance of
also knowing the two methods. It's not
like I'm saying only learn how to use
the formula or use the table. I'm saying
learn both.
The table saves you time in the exam
where it's time constraint and knowing
the formula helps you to answer
questions that are relevant to the
poison distribution.
So let's look at this question. It says
the average number of adults with ASD
consulting with a neurossychologist per
day is poison distributed with the
average of 1.5. So it means we know that
our lambda is 1.5.
What is the probability that on a given
day a neurossychologist will consult
with only one? Therefore, it means it's
equals to because it's not saying
greater than, it's not saying less than
or it's not saying more than or at least
or any of those. It says will consult
with only one. Therefore, it means it
will be we need to find the probability
that X is equals to 1.
What is the answer? Is it option one,
option two, option four, or option five?
Oh, I forgot before you get to uh option
one, option two or option three, let me
also do this. So on the tables there is
a table called poison distribution table
is table
E
should be after the the binomial table
E7 as you can see it's broken down by
the lambdas so you can see that for a
table that starts with lambda of 0.1 to
one it's up to 7 but the table with
lambda from 1.1 to 2 uh runs up until 9
and so on and so forth you can see there
so it means if you have to calculate the
probability of a greater than three
and the uh the average is 0.6 six,
therefore it means I must add up until
7. But if I'm on 1.5 and I have to do
greater than three, therefore it means I
must do up until 9 and so on and so
forth. So using the table we can quickly
find the answer we are looking for. So
we looking at 0
make the table smaller again.
So we know that we are looking at this
table because our average is 1.5.
Right? So the process of elimination
becomes easier. So you first go to the
probability or the sorry the average
which is 1.5. We know that we are using
this table.
Now we need x = 1 and we go there where
they meet
the answer is 0a 33 47
and you look at the answers you got here
there is it's none of those answers. So
therefore it means they're asking you to
check if the formula is correct.
Right? So then we go and we complete the
formula. So let's see if we'll get the
same x = 1
will be given by e to the power of
lambda
lambda to the power of x /
x factorial. So then let's substitute
e to the power of
lambda is 1.5
and your lambda
oh sorry your lambda is 1.5 so in if I
look at this formula they using a
multiplication so we can do that
1.5 to the power of 1
uh we know anything to the power of one
we don't have to necessarily
put it up right put to the power of one
so we can leave it and this will be one
factorial
or we can put it
so let's look at the formula does it
relate
1.5 to the power of 1 we've covered that
time e to the power of a negative
uh 1.5ide
by 1 factorial. Therefore, that is the
correct answer.
As you can see,
the table doesn't necessarily help you
answer the question in quick, but it can
help you save a lot of time because you
could have used the formula calculated
calculated and still not find the answer
and then get there. Or you could have
used the formula, substituted and find
the answer immediately. You'll never
know how they asked the question.
Are we good
or do you want to practice more on the
poison?
>> I'm good, man.
>> Cool. Now, let's move to the next
section.
The continuous distribution. Uh I didn't
even check if we have more people
joining the session. I can't see when
I'm presenting
um
and see when I'm presenting. So normal
distribution. So by the end of the
session we should learn how to
uh
understand the basic concepts of normal
distribution. what makes a normal
distribution. The reason why also I I
know that this are the like literacy
sessions uh we should be doing more of
calculation giving you tips and tricks
but also in the exam or in the
assignment they still ask you questions
related to the content like the basic
concepts of normal distribution. They
might ask you question about what makes
a distribution a normal distribution. So
you need to know those properties. So
that is why I also do share them with
you so that you can know what those are.
You should also be able to learn and
know how to calculate
the probabilities of a normal
distribution. Now with the normal
distribution it will work slightly
different to how we did it with the
binomial and the poison and the uh
discrete probabilities purely. Uh here
because with normal distribution we are
not working with a probability at the
point we are working with continuous
normal distribution probabilities. So
therefore it means we're working with
cumulative
probabilities as opposed to working with
a um a point probability like with a
discrete probability where we can find
the probability of equal to or less than
or equals to. So with normal
distribution there are no point
probabilities are always cumulative
probabilities. So we will deal with the
probability slightly different.
So you should be able to calculate the
probability of a less than a value, a
probability of a greater than a value
and a probability that a value sits
between two values
and also use the formulas. So we will
have to calculate this Z value because
we're not calculating a probability of
an X value but we need to standardize
the X value so that we can use the
standardized value to find the
probability and I'm just going to
explain that that's why I said it's very
different. So a continuous random
variable is a variable that can assume
any value on a continum
and it can assume an account an an an
unaccountable
number of values because we are looking
at
cumulative
value. Like for example the thickness of
a item
uh because if you if you look at um some
item that are shaped like they are thin
thin thin thin and then they become
bulky bulky bulky. So the thickness if
you continue with looking at let's say a
bottle um
a a juice bottle you can clearly see
that it doesn't have the same
um thickness across from the bottle top
to the bottom top anyway. So those are
the things that we look at when we look
at continuous. So the continuity of how
things appear, the time required to
complete the task. So it might slightly
differ. It might take longer longer and
then the more you know about how to do
it, it becomes shorter and shorter and
shorter. And that the temperature of a
solution
uh in the beginning it becomes hot and
then as it stand it becomes colder and
cold and colder. So it doesn't stay
static uh as in like uh it will always
be 100° throughout. All right. Uh the
height in inches and so on and so forth.
This can be potentially taken on any
value depending on the ability or the
precise or the accuracy of that measure
that you are using.
So it means uh when we look at normal
distribution you can have um the the
distribution follow a different format
and those formats are based on two
measure or parameters. We can call them
parameters because at the beginning of
the sessions like at the beginning of
the uh units you learned about the
difference between um a sample and a
parameter. Oh sorry a
a statistics and a parameter. And here
we are based we are basing the normal
distribution on a parameter because
we're looking at the population of
interest. So
the shape of your normal distribution
depends on two things on the mean and
the standard deviation.
So varying the the the different means
will give you a different shape of your
uh normal distribution. If you vary your
standard deviation, it will also give
you the different uh shapes. So for
example, if I look at um the pink um
the pink uh distribution and also the
normal distribution is also called the
belly shaped curve and we're going to
talk about it just now. If you look at
the pink distribution there, clearly you
can see that it has um the standard
deviations are wider because in the
middle of every
um
uh standard deviation is your mean.
Sorry, of your normal distribution is
your mean. And the distance between the
mean and the end of your standard
deviation the the end of your
uh distribution is what we call the
standard deviation. So this is your
standard deviation. So looking at the
pink
the pink uh distribution you can see
that the distance between the mean and
the edge of your distribution it's
bigger. So it means the standard
deviation there is big. So this one has
a bigger standard deviation
and it forms a flat belly. So the bigger
the standard deviation the flatter the
normal distribution will be. If I look
at the yellow and the um and the uh
turquoise, I don't know whether it's
turquoise or what. Uh this color, the
blue color, you can see that clearly
they've got the same mean
almost. They have the same mean. What is
different? What is different between the
two is your standard deviation. So the
standard deviation for the yellow and
the standard deviation for the turquoise
are different. So what does that mean?
It means the smaller your standard
deviation the bigger
your distribution will be. Then I
um so if your standard dev standard
deviation is smaller then your um your
peak of your your graph will be too
large. So it will be taller and if it's
normal like 1.5
um uh standard deviation away from the
mean uh and then it forms a normal uh
distribution. So it the shape looks much
better and it looks what we call normal.
Not that the others are not normal. They
are normal but they've got narrow and
also flatter shape depending on your
mean and your standard deviation. So if
you move the value of your mean, it
shifts your um maybe I'm also talking
ahead of time. So the more you when you
move the mean it moves your distribution
from from left to right. So depending so
if you move your mean if your mean now
comes here so it means your graph will
move to the left. If your mean moves
here then it means your graph will move
to the right. Your standard deviation
increases
the spread. So it tells you whether uh
if your standard deviation is smaller it
will be flatter if it's bigger sorry if
it's bigger it becomes flatter and if
it's smaller it becomes taller like we
said it uh so it means the changing or
the the increase and the decrease of
your standard deviation will change the
spread of your distribution.
the change or the shift in your mean
will move your distribution from left to
right. So those are the basic things
that you always need to remember how the
mean and the standard deviation
influences how your normal distribution
shape will look like.
So what then do we do? So if for example
I've got observations like our X
observation
at any point that I am taking and I
record and monitor those observation
over a period
I need to in order for me to find out
whether they follow a normal
distribution I need to be able to
standardize
those points. So that is why we talk
about a standardized normal
distribution. So any normal distribution
with the mean and the standard deviation
can be transformed
into a standardized normal distribution
where we use the value of a zed and
we're going to talk about that zed and
we call those zed values
um we're going to call them zed scores
or zed values.
So a standardized normal distribution
always has the mean of zero or so it
means the mean will always be equals to
zero and the standard deviation of one.
So that is the property of a normal
distribution. So if you have a num a a
distribution that has the mean of zero
and the standard deviation of one, you
can safely say that is a standardized
normal distribution.
So, we're going to transform our X
units, which are our X values, into our
Z unit, and we're going to use those Z
units to calculate the probability of
those uh X units that we we want.
So, a normal distribution, like I said,
it's a belly shaped curve and it's
symmetric. What does symmetric mean? We
did this in study unit 3. We said uh if
uh the mean, the median and the mode are
equal
then it means the distribution is
symmetric. So it's when the mean and the
median are equal.
In order for us to standardize
the units, we then use this formula
which is the Z formula or the Z score
formula which
is your X unit minus the population mean
divide by the standard standard
deviation. And we always remember and
know that for a standardized normal
distribution the mean is equals to zero
and the standard deviation is equals to
one. That does not mean in this formula
we're going to put there the mean zero
and the standard deviation zero and
standard deviation one is just means for
this Z distribution we are making sure
that the mean is equals to zero and the
standard deviation is equals to one.
Therefore, it means we will have to know
the population mean that we want to
standardize and the population standard
deviation which will be the values that
we substitute and we need the x value
that we are given that we need to
standardize. Okay. So let's look at this
example. If X is normally distributed
with the mean of 100 and the standard
deviation of 50,
find the Z value for where X is equals
to 200.
So they have given us the mean which is
the mu and the standard deviation which
is our sigma of 50. We just go to our Z
formula and we substitute into that Z
formula. So x is 200, mean is 100 divide
by our standard deviation of 50 and then
we get the z units of two or our zcore
of two. Therefore it means
for x of 200
it is two standard deviation away from
the mean of 100.
So there are two increments. So if I
have to draw that
I don't know how to draw properly. The
other thing that you also need to notice
when you draw your normal distribution
the line at the bottom does not always
have to touch the distribution. So it's
always almost it doesn't touch they
don't touch. So they always do that. So
we say we had this we know that this is
the mean. Uh so if this is one and this
is two. So what does that mean? It means
from here to here on this example that
we are given h the distance between the
mean and the edge is only just two
standard deviation two increments of 50.
So the if then it means this was 50 and
this was 50 which makes it two standard
deviation away from the mean. So that is
what in a nutshell practical
uh that means
uh
let's look at
an exercise so that you can practice.
For a particular group of scores, the
population mean and the standard
deviation are 25 and five respectively.
So it means this is your mean and this
is your standard deviation. Find the Z
score for this row score. So it means
they're saying use the formula X minus
the mean by the standard deviation and
find what the Z score is
where the row score is 19. So this is
your X.
Is it A, B, C,
D, or E?
It isative
1.2.
>> It's 1.2 2 because we know that our X is
19 minus our population mean of 25ide
by our standard deviation
of five which is
1.2.
So when we are moving forward into the
probabilities
there are a couple of things I need to
remind you. So when we calculate the Z
score and we find that the value of a Z
score is equals to a negative 1.2
we keep it as is but we also going to uh
say your Z score will be1
2.
we always keep it to two decimal and I'm
going to explain this shortly just now
when we
uh when we deal with the tables and
finding the probabilities.
So
having a negative number it's very
important because on the tables we are
going to use the the normal distribution
tables has the negative and the positive
side of the table. Uh so that is very
important but also the Z tables has two
decimal
um at the top. So we always have to keep
the values into two decimals but for
this exercise
uh we look at what the answer would be
and we just keep it at that. So it means
very important you need to know how to
round off properly. So remember, if I'm
rounding off to two decimal, I must look
at the number from the two decimal to
the left of it. So sorry to the right of
it. If it's greater than or equals to 5,
I must add one. If it's not, then I must
leave it as is. So you need those
principles needs to remain. Uh because
the minute you add another number,
you're increasing the probability
numbers. If you don't include or if you
don't round off properly, you are
missing out on one of those
probabilities because you will get the
wrong answer. So, it's very important
that you know how to round off properly.
Um,
okay. So, this is one of those questions
that I said or one of those things that
I said. You also need to know and
understand the basic properties that
make up a normal distribution. It's very
important. Knowing how to calculate is
also very important. But also knowing
the basic properties of a distribution
can also be a breaking point for you to
pass or fail a module. So you need to
know this. So which one of the following
statement is incorrect with regards to
the normal distribution? So we're going
to go through uh
option by option and eliminate do a an
elimination pro process. So we need to
find the one that is incorrect.
So I'm going to read pro uh
option one. The z score of a mean of a
normal distribution
is one.
The z score of a mean of a normal
distribution is one.
Number two, the smaller the value of a
standard deviation,
the narrower
and the steeper the cf.
Number three,
the mean of a normal distribution can be
a numerical
value
that is a negative, a zero or a
positive.
The area to the right of the mean of a
standard deviation
is 0.5 and the area to the left
of the mean of the normal standard
deviation is 0.5.
95.4%
of the values of a normal distribution
variable are within
2 plus or minus
two standard deviation of the mean. What
did I not do to you? Is the following.
I have never explained that. So it means
I expect you to say you know how to get
to to that.
I have never explained that. So it means
you need to know where in the
uh what do you call in the study guide
where to find that information.
Uh what else didn't I explain? I didn't
explain that. So, as you can see, most
of these things I I didn't even touch in
my explanation of the basic
probabilities, and they expect you to
know how
to respond to those.
What else didn't I not touch? The only
thing I touched in our
um
conversations
is that one.
So if we need to find
the incorrect statement, we then need to
do a process of an elimination based on
what what we also know.
I don't know if you want to give it a
try.
before you also give it a try. What I
didn't explain around this 94 which is
two standard deviation is the following.
There is what we call an empirical rule.
Rule which state that you need to
calculate from both side the mean plus
or minus
the three standard deviation and it will
give you whether where it is.
Um and
and that it is
always 99.7%.
The mean plus or minus three stand uh
two standard deviation is 90.
I'm just going to give you the answers
for this one. It's always 95.4%.
And oh, let me write it at the top. Um
then the mean + one standard deviation
is always
68%.
So it means in this instant number
um
[snorts and clears throat]
number five is correct.
What I didn't also explain is number
four. What does number four mean? So we
said
now I'm drawing a skewed if we if think
about this as uh something that is
perfectly drawn is not skewed to one
side
uh since I don't know how to draw
properly. So if we split
if we split this into two this side
should be 50%.
To this side
why what did we say about the
probabilities? We said the sum of all
probabilities we did this at uh in study
unit 4. The sum of all probabilities
should always be equals to one. And what
does that mean? It is always equals to
100%. So if I split my normal
distribution into two parts, what's that
that mean? It means I'm dividing the
100% into two. So it means what? 50/50.
So the area to the left
will be 50%, and the area to the right
will be 50%. That's what number four
says. So done. We covered that part. We
know that it is correct.
Moving on to the next one
which is
um what are we covering in the next one?
It says oh the mean the mean of a normal
distribution can be any numerical value
whether it's a negative a zero or a
positive value.
So if
I'm talking about a normal distribution
and I say my mean here represent a zero.
So my mean there is zero. Therefore it
means if my mean comes to this side it
will be equals to a negative because
this side there are positive. So what
does that mean?
That does mean my statement number three
is correct. Definitely because if my
mean is zero there any value any mean
value on the on the left of that zero
will be a negative mean any value on the
right of that uh zero will be a positive
value. So therefore it means statement
number three
stands correct then leaves me with the
two
What are the two?
Number two, or do we go with number one?
Oh, let's do number two because we
covered number two just now, not so long
ago. Ah, what did we say? We said
uh if I go back two three slides back.
There we go. We said if we change the
mean it becomes there if the uh what do
you call that now? We said the standard
deviation increases the spread or
actually we can use this. This is the
most important one. We can use this.
The question there said
it's steeper
when the standard deviation is smaller
or it's flatter when the standard
deviation is
bigger. So let's go back. What does that
mean in this statement?
The smaller the value of your standard
deviation,
the narrower
and steeper your curve will be. What
does that mean? So if I have
the mean here,
so it means my standard deviation
will be
smaller. So if I have my mean here and
I know it cannot be bigger like that
will have to be
like that. So the mean is there and my
standard deviation is there. So it means
the larger the standard deviation it
becomes
wider.
So large how do we write it?
Large
standard deviation it's wider
and flatter
whereas smaller will be narrow and
steeper. So what leaves are what leaves
uh or what is left for us to evaluate
and make sure that it's correct is the
the first one. The zed score of a mean
of a normal distribution
is one.
It's not because let's go there. We
calculated the zcore of a normal
distribution. Did we find it as one?
Nope. Did we find it?
It can take any range. It can take any
form of a value whether negative value
or a positive value. So it is not
one
and also one other thing what does the
the mean of a set distribution it's
always zero. So if the distribution can
take any value but the mean of that Z
distribution is always equals to zero.
That's what we said
right only the standard deviation is
equals to one.
Go back the Z score mean because I only
used that in my explanation here because
that's the Z score. It can take any
value. But the question say the mean of
a normal distribution of that. We know
that that mean the mean is always equals
to zero because
we said it in the
um properties. The mean is always equals
to zero and the standard deviation is
equals to one. So in this instance,
one is the one that is incorrect. So one
is incorrect.
So you need to know and remember
all of Those
um what also I didn't cover is uh let me
see. So I've covered the empirical rule
which I forgot to show you. Uh what I
will do on on um
uh on WhatsApp I will share with you a
summary fact sheet that I created. You
will see all these from 0.1 until 5. I'm
covering all of them. So the zed score
mean of a normal distribution is equals
to zero and the [clears throat] z is
equals to one standard deviation above
from the mean and a negative one
standard deviation below the mean and so
on and so forth. I think that will help
with that explanation. The other thing
that uh you will get will be the uh the
empirical rule. Now here is the the most
important thing that we always need to
remember with the empirical rule as
well. Sometimes they might ask you to
calculate them. They might ask you to
calculate two standard deviation, three
standard deviations and so on and so
forth. You should be able to just
substitute if they give you the mean and
the standard deviation, you should be
able to just substitute and calculate
them as well.
Right? So that is that.
Now let's move on to the next part. The
most exciting part which is how do we
then find the probabilities themselves
of a normal distribution.
What does that mean? We want to find the
area underneath the curve.
So if I need to find the probability of
a Z value. So now we standardized our X
values and we created this X
uh unit. So let's assume that this line
at the bottom represents the values of
our Z [snorts]
uh unit. So if I'm saying uh what is the
probability that a a zed value will be
less than a value. So I'm going to go
and select where that zed value is. So
if for example that zed value
is
uh 1.2 so therefore it means this is
1.2. So I want to know everything below.
So everything from there going there.
What is the probability of that area
underneath? Now,
here is the catch with everything. If
you look at this, there is this small
white unshaded area.
We ignore that one unshaded area and we
use the less than probability. Now
the table that we are going to be using
which is the standardized normal
distribution table contains
only
and only like I'm stressing it right the
probability of a Z score value less than
a value.
If you need to find the probability of a
greater than I will tell you and show
you how to find that. So the table only
contains this probabilities.
So it means every time I calculate the
probability of a less than a value I
will find that probability on the table.
That's why I said how we calculate the
probability will be different to how we
calculate them using the binomial and
the poison table. So we need to know how
to use this table. So what is the table
and how does it look? So let's first
understand the table.
So that will be the first table which is
table E2.
So what does that mean? So it means
table
E2 contains all the probabilities that a
Z value is less than a value. We need to
remember that. So it means any question
we get find the probability that Z score
is less than three is less than 3.00 0 0
is less than -3 mama mama. It doesn't
matter as long as less than we will find
that probability here. So
then do we use this table? So the table
contains the positives
table. If your Z value was negative, you
go to the negative side of the table,
right?
But our table has values at the top and
the values on the side.
How then does it?
So remember when we calculated the Z
score, I said to you, you need to always
leave it to two decimal. So, we're going
to use our example of Z
or now I'm going to change it to a less
than because I need to use this table of
1.2, right? And I said put a zero at the
end so that it is two decimals.
Okay. Now, we're going to use this to
find the probability.
I need to go and find that probability
of that z score.
How then do I read it on the table?
Easy. The first two numbers, the one
before the comma and the one after the
comma, you will find it
on the side of the table.
So it means on the side I must look for
negative
1.2
two
on the side of the table. I'm going to
find the value before the comma and the
value after the comma. So 1.2 I'll find
it the last digit which is my second
digit. I will find it at the top. So you
can just ignore all the other numbers
like 0.0 and only look at the last digit
on this. So here our last digit is zero.
So therefore it means our last digit
will be on this one because you can see
that it carries only the last digit and
there is populated even when you go to
the positive side you will see that it's
only the last digit that is populated at
the top. So since our last digit here is
zero so it means I'm going to use the 0
comma 0.
Then I'm need to come here and look for
1 comma 2 and there.
So the answer here is 0a 1 1 51. Easy.
That's how you find the probability of a
less than value.
If the uh z score that we found was let
me just make up a number. So if we need
to find the probability of Z
less than
3.12,
let me complicate things and put random
numbers there. Find the probability that
Z is less than 3.2. The first thing I
need to check is this is positive. So it
means I must go to the positive side
table.
And I know that I'm looking for the
probability that Z is less than 3.12.
So I write it there. And I need to find
3.1
because it's 3.1 2 right [clears throat]
the value before comma and the value
after comma I will find it here. And at
the top I must look for two and there
and it's column number three. Therefore,
it means
that is the probability
0.999
and focus your angle.
That's how easy it is. Okay. So, let's
go back to our presentation.
I've explained this. So, your table has
the positive and the negative side.
Um
let's find the probability that let X
represent the time it takes in seconds
to download an image file from the
internet. Suppose X is normally
distributed with the mean of 18 seconds
and the standard deviation of 5 seconds.
Find the probability that X is
uh less than 18.6.
So we know now we need to go and find uh
this because we need to standardize it.
So we know normally this is if the mean
is here which is 80
our standard deviation
is.5.
So it means distance from here to there
is five
and they told us we need to find less
than 18.6. So 18.6 will be somewhere
here. So we then shade the entire area.
So we need to find this area, the red
area because that's what we need. But we
cannot just go and find it on the table.
We need to standardize it. So it means
we need to go and calculate the Z value
for this. So we go and standardize.
We use the Z formula which then it's
finding the Z of less than X minus the
mean by the standard deviation which is
what we have there. I know that I'm
using an equal sign because I'm just
using the formula as is for the ease of
calculation. But that is the same way.
So therefore it means we're going to
find if after I've calculated and
substituted all the values I find the Z
value of less than 0 comma 1 2 that is
what I have because I have to round it
off to two decimal
now since I have this I go to the Z
table it's positive so it means I must
be on the positive side of the table
right so we standardized
our units
to a normal distribution, a standardized
normal distribution.
Uh, for some reason my laptop is not
charging. Just give me a second.
Fix it.
Otherwise, it's going to
Hey.
Oh, pen. The pen. It's the pen, not the
for now, I'm going to explain without
using the pen because it says the pen is
running low, not the laptop. Okay.
Okay. So
[snorts]
now we know that we standardized this,
right? We standardized it and we now
know that our Z value is
uh on the Z line. We need to be finding
this area. Where do we find this Z area
value? On the Z table. So we go to the Z
table. So here is my snippet of it. I
have positive. I went to the positive
side. I need 0.1 on the side. 0.1 at the
top. I need only two. And where they
meet, that's where my standardized value
would be.
And this area from here to there, it's
only 55%.
which is 0 4 uh 0a 5478
and that is the probability
of x less than 18.6 six
easy
let's do
I don't have an exercise now I said I'm
going to also explain
what then happens if I need to find the
probability of a greater than value
because then the table does not have
that
the table has the less than values so
now if I have to find the probability of
a Z standardized score of greater than a
value. It means since the table has the
greater than and we know the sum of all
probabilities should always be equals to
one. Therefore, it means I can subtract
the less than probability
and get the greater probability.
Because at the end of the day,
in a nutshell, if you think about it,
probabilities are easy to do.
[clears throat]
[cough]
We know that
the probab
probability of Z less than a value plus
the probability
of Z
greater than or equals to a value. At
this point I'm just going to use the
both side will be equals to
one because this does not include a this
includes a right. So both of them if I
add them together they will give me one.
They should always give me one
needs to be collectively exhaustive.
So it means and mutually exclusive. So
it means if I add all of them they
should always give me a value of one. So
I know that this value I can find on the
table but I don't have this value. So
how do I find this value? Then to find
the probability and because we don't use
the probability at the point we just
convert our probability to a greater
than a value even though we know that it
might not cover all of them but uh with
normal distribution we assume that we
are covering all of them. Minus we take
this on the other side. we will find the
probability of Z less than A. So we've
got our collectively exhaustive
probability covered. So that is why
every time [clears throat] you will have
to find the probability of a greater
than you just say one minus the
probability of a value you see on the
table.
Right? Easy.
For every time you need to calculate the
probability of a greater than it will be
1 minus the value you see on the table.
Okay. How then do we do it? So we going
to use the same exercise we did. So we
know that we need to standardize this x
value of 18.6. Our mean is 18. Our
standard deviation is five.
So we go and calculate the standard
deviation. We did calculate the Z score,
right? We know that it was 0, 1,2. We
calculated it previously.
So we just say 1 minus the probability
of the value we're going to find on the
table.
And we know that the probability of the
value we found on the table, we did find
it because I'm using the same data.
Didn't change anything. I just changed
the sign. So we found it. It was 0 5478
and that's what I'm using there. You
just say 1 minus that da da da and it
gives you the remainder
cuz this shaded area in blue is what we
calculated previously on the probability
of a less than and the red is the
probability of a greater than. and the
right or the left figure. I'm just
showing you that both the blue and the
red when you combine them they give you
one. So if I add 0a 5478 and 0a 54 22 it
will give me one.
That's that. That's the probability of a
normal distribution. It's easy as that.
Do you need to know and remember the
graphs I'm drawing? No, not necessarily.
The only thing that matters is
remembering the formulas.
Remembering that when it's greater than,
it's 1 minus the table value. When it's
less than, it is the table value. That's
it.
That's how easy it is. simple,
straightforward, easy to find the
probability of a value especially for a
normal distribution.
Now the other thing is a between
which looks a little bit tricky. Not it
is not. Think about it this way.
[clears throat and cough]
You have
this side and that side
and you just need this middle part. You
don't need all of them.
If
if
you take
remember if this whole thing is equals
to one. If I take
this less than here
and I take this one here and I subtract
both of them from one, what do I what do
I get? I get the orange.
If I subtract this wide area here and
this wide area here, which this wide
area side
is called A and it's called A
and this white area is called B. If I
subtract A and B,
I subtract them from one. So
I will get this shade. But I also don't
have to do it that way. Right?
Easy, easy, easy. If I treat this B area
as
a standalone less than side and I
subtract it from the A area, I will
still be left with the B area.
Why? This is easy. What do we need to
do? Easy for cheesy straightforward. We
just need to go and subtract the value
on the table for a minus the sorry for b
because I'm going to use
this portion instead of this one. I'm
going to use this whole portion and
subtract this. So this becomes my b and
this becomes my a. So
B includes
the smaller portion. This one this
that's B. It includes that and it also
includes A.
B is made up of
orange
plus
A.
And if you want to remember this, hence
we're going to subtract a
so that we are left with b. So we're
going to subtract a. So we're going to
take away a again so that we can only
report on how much is orange from from
that. So it means
we are going to say the probability of Z
less than B
minus the probability of Z less than A.
So that we can only be left with that
portion this portion this this this this
because our B starts from here to there.
It includes this small one. So if this
is B and this is A what we need to
subtract is just to be left with that
take away A
and we will left with we will be left
with this S plot.
That's what we're going to be doing.
How do we do that? Easy,
straightforward. I'm going to use the
same information so that then it doesn't
become complex.
So we know that the probability of X
lies between 18 and 18.5 with a mean of
18 and the standard deviation of five.
What we didn't calculate is the
probability of 18 or sorry the zed score
of 18. So quick I do calculate it.
uh the zed score of 18 will be 18 minus
18 because our mean is 18 divide by the
standard deviation of 5 and the answer
is 0 and remember it is 0 comma 0 0
don't always just write the zero always
put remember to do it in two decimal so
that you don't forget this one we did
calculate it before it was 0a 1 2
and we know that the z score lies
between 0 comma 0 at 012.
Based on our definition, we said we're
going to take the B value and subtract
the B table value subtract the A table
value. So we go and do that
the B table value as 0a 54
78 and we subtract the A table value
which is 0 0
which is 0A 5 0 and we get this small
portion here. It is just 0 comma 0478.
This red shaded area. Easy.
Any questions?
Am I moving too fast?
Everything is
>> Hi, ma'am. Hi.
>> Um, I joined the class late. Can um will
will I later get like the the full
class? Maybe a recording.
Um,
the recordings are always shared. I
shared the link, but they take their
sweet time with it with uploading. I see
that they only had two recordings so
far.
Uh did you join based on the link I
shared on the WhatsApp group?
>> No ma'am I'm not on the group. So that's
why I was wondering if we like it uh
this recording later on. Oh can I leave
like share my number so that I can be
added on the group.
>> Let me send you let me add the WhatsApp
group link. Uh
>> okay thank you so much.
Now you see you're reading all my
let me do it later so that because then
>> yeah I [clears throat] will I I will
have to stop the sharing and then do the
WhatsApp link don't leave as yet and
then I will share it. Okay so let's do
exercises now. Uh I I want to skip all
this so that we can now practice. We
still have time. The session ends at
11:00. We have how long do we have?
Yeah, we still have 30 minutes. So, in a
nutshell, what I'm I was trying to say,
um, we've covered everything I I said we
will do, right? So, we looked at the
basic concepts. We've covered some of
them, not all of them, but some of them
in detail. Some of them you still have
to go and read more about the normal
distribution.
We I've showed you that this values
probabilities you find on the table.
[snorts] This ones you say one minus the
table value. So it means the value you
find on the table you subtract them from
one. This one you're going to use the
table value of
B subtract the table value of A. Right?
So table value and table value. Always
remember B the second one minus the
first one. Second one minus the first
one. You always need to remember that
you need to standardize your x values by
using the formula.
The formula stays the same for
standardizing.
Next week when we do the sampling
distribution, this formula will change a
bit little bit slightly. The concept
will still remain the same. So if you
can master it this week, you can
remember and know how to do it this
week. Next week is going to be easy,
easy, easy, easy, easy because we're
going to use the same same. Nothing
changes actually. We just going to add
one or two things, but nothing stays the
same. The principle stays the same.
Just a reminder,
please for any technical issue like the
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that. My name is Elizabeth Boy. Okay.
So, next week we will be covering
sampling distribution which is similar
to what we're doing. It's also a normal
distribution
um
session as well. [clears throat]
Oh, I must still fix my slide. Uh this
is the exam prep on the 12th of
September. Then we will be doing exam
preparation and I think there might be a
couple of more sessions as well
depending on when the exam starts at
UNISA. We might have some more sessions.
So now let's look at exercises for this
week.
Which one of the following statement is
incorrect? So it means you need to one
have your tables open
uh you can find the table on your
textbooks in your study guide. I think
in the study guide they also do have it.
You just need to know [snorts]
uh where in the study guide this table
is on. So you need to have this table
open
so that you can answer these questions.
So as you can see there it says the Z is
equals to the Z is less than and so on
and so forth. Uh but since it you it
uses zero so I'm going to assume you
need to change the 0 to 0 comma 0 0 and
the one to -1 comma 0 0 and the one will
be 1 comma 0
and I can just Put
remove
the ink just to help those who don't
have the table readily available.
Uh the problem is it only for what I'm
showing you it only covers number one,
number two, number three and number.
Okay, number five. You don't even need
the table.
Um
but you can continue.
We are looking for the let me see the
incorrect statement.
So do a process of elimination. So
maybe let's do it together and then
number two I will let you do it by
yourself. So number one is that correct?
Uh the probability that Z is equals to
zero.
Okay, for number one it will be correct
because remember we are not these are
cumulative probabilities. So we don't
have a probability at a snapshot but
also a probability at that point will
always be equals to zero. So number one
is correct
but we're looking for the incorrect one.
Right?
The problem is when I type my
thing it disappears. So I'm not longer
going to write on the slide.
Number two, anyone who wants to take a
guess whether is it correct or
incorrect. Number two, the probability
of Z greater than zero.
>> That is correct.
>> That is
is it correct or incorrect?
Is that what
>> it is correct? Because if you look at
the probability of 0 comma 0 is 0a 5 and
we know that it is the greater than. So
therefore it means it's 1 minus 0 comma
0 uh 0a 5
0 0
which is 0a 5.
And number three,
is it correct or incorrect?
>> It is correct as well.
>> It is correct because it's just that
number that we see there on the screen.
It's 0 comma 05
50. Going to number four. Oh, sorry.
What did I do now? Number four. I'll go
to the negative side of a table so that
then we can bring number
sorry negative it's at the top on this.
So we're looking for
0 uh -1 comma
uh1 comma 0. We know that the first
column is where the zeros are. So
it is also
correct.
Number five.
Is number five correct or incorrect?
And can you identify why is it
incorrect? If it's incorrect.
Okay, let me help.
Remember when we do the less than or
equal when we do that we don't change
the A remains A. It cannot become B.
Right? The minute the the the value here
changes to another number, therefore it
means we no longer talking about the
same thing. So if you look at number
five,
it says the probability that Z is
greater than one. So what should they
be?
It should say less than one, right? So
the answer here should have been
or the correct way of writing this one
should have been 1 minus the probability
that Z is less than or equals to what or
something like that because I can see
that they are using the less than or
equal on this statement but it cannot
change because then this and this are
not the same. They have to be the same.
Same same same same. So your incorrect
answer is number five.
So because you're also writing a
multiple choice question, it means it's
double the work.
So as you can see that we had to go
through 1 2 3 4 before we get to the
correct answer there. So you are you
work double you work triple for like
yeah more than
you supposed to. So
consider the standard normal
distribution set. Which one of the
following probabilities is incorrect?
Now I'm not going to help you here.
I can already foresee.
>> [cough and clears throat]
>> If you have the answer, you and also
post it on the chat or you can say it
out loud and say the answer is option
whatever the number
give you some time
open There.
This one says it's 2.80.
If I go there, 2.80.
it is
0.026
and this one says it's 1 minus the P of
2.8.
So if for example just to test the logic
if this is 1 minus the probability of
uh
greater than 2.8 eight. So therefore, it
means I can
always test it and see if it's the same.
So let's test it. So 1 minus the
probability of Z greater than 2
8. What does that mean? It means it's
1us
1us the probability
of z less than 2
8. You cannot just also assume. So okay
here is the catch. What's the difference
between what I'm doing now and
this? It's because this was the less
than and there was the less than. they
they were the opposite and that's why I
could automatically make an elimination
with the number negative on this one.
This is greater than it's not less than
because this side is greater than it
says the probability of Z greater than
-2.8
is equals to. So it means it's the same
as 1us the probability of z greater than
uh 2.8. So I need to test that. So 1us
1 minus and I need to go and find 2.8.
So don't take it because the previous
one we did it that way. It means it also
the logic will also work on this. It's
2.8. So I need to go to the positive
side.
And I must look for 2.8.
And there's no other number there. It's
zero. And I know that zero is always the
first one.
So it's the first column. Come on.
So it's this first column. So that will
be the value 0.9974
0.99
74. So but while I'm still at it, what
did I say this value is as well? So
because now I can go to my
calculator
2.8 I said it is
-2.8 is 026.
So I said this is 0 comma 0 26. So let's
see if we get the same
oneus
1 -
9974.
It is
1 - 0
0
26 which is
1 -26
is equals to
0.99
74
already I showed you using the process
of elimination
You can do the next one.
Is number two correct or incorrect?
You have negative
2.21
0 which is
0 comma 0179.
then they say is the same as the
probability of
uh Z greater than 2.1.
So which means the value we're going to
find on the table we need to subtract it
from one
to always constantly write these values
down 0179.
So this one is 0.0179. 017 KN and this
one will be 1 minus the value we find on
the table
and that value would be positive2.18
to
982
0.98
Q1
and what is that answer
is it 0.17
in the exam I would have found my
incorrect answer and moved on but
because we are practicing let's practice
so that in case that was correct then we
need to move to the next one and see how
we we answer that so That will be 1 -
98
21
and that is 0
017
9. So that is correct. Can you see
>> incorrect option name is number five.
There
>> I think the incorrect option is number
five.
>> [clears throat]
>> Wait. So this is 0. Uh so what is 2.1?
2.1 is 0
9 8 21 and this is 0
5 0 0. So if I subtract those two so 9.
So this one will be 9 uh 0.9821
subtract 0.5
0 0 I know that the probability of 0 is
0.5
uh because we've dealt with it in the
activity before and if I go here you
will see that it's 50%
there
am I doing it's 50% there so that is
what I'm doing. Remember this is in
between. You take the second subtract
the first
and that will be
and that is equals to 0.4
221. If you take that minus that,
you can test it. You will see because
one uh 1 -
0 is 1 and 2 - 2 is 2 and 8
am I calculating right?
No.
Oh, this should be 8
0.48. 4821. So, they've got two
questions that are incorrect
because this is incorrect as well.
Oh, sorry. I did it all wrong. Number
one, sorry, my bad. I didn't take that
into consideration. The sign, the sign
says greater than. So, this will be one
minus that. So this will be also
correct. Yes, you are right. Number five
would be the incorrect one.
I didn't take the greater than into
consideration.
Um
and [clears throat] this one will be
0.500
0 and this is -2.8
is 0.026.
You take this subtract this should give
you 0.49.
So you just say 0.500
0 subtract 026.
We borrow 10 4
uh 9 - 2 is 7.
Uh 9us
is 9 and 4 - is 4. So that is correct.
And on this one we know that this is
0.26
and 2.1 did we get 2.1 2.1 which is
positive is 0.9821.
So we just say 0.98
21 subtract
0
0 2 6 1 we borrow 11 - 6 is 5
uh 1 we need to go borrow from eight 11
- 2 is a is uh is 9.
Uh and then here we have
seven
and nine. So that it's correct.
So only number five is incorrect.
You are right.
And that's how you will solve. So there
is a difference as you can see. So you
will need to be able to to validate and
test and check.
Suppose that zed is normally distributed
with the mean of zero and the variance
of one.
Which of the following statement is
incorrect?
So with this one you have to go and say
1 minus the probability that zed is less
than a value 2.64.
So it means you're going to say 1 minus
the value you find on the table.
What do we get on the table?
2.6.
Uh, it's 2.6.
But we need the four. Four is column
number. Oh, sorry, my bad.
[snorts]
0 1 2 3 4. It is the last one on here.
0 1 2 3 4. So 2.6 6
D
0.9954
0.99
Am I Did I write it correctly?
My surface uh 0.9959
59
And that will be
12.
So, I've done number one for you.
Number two should be easy. It's just the
value on the table.
0.87.
So now with this one I need to reduce
this size.
We need to go and find the
eight is the second last.
Uh we're looking for seven. Seven is the
third last.
So this is negative
that's seven.
So it means number two also it's
correct. Oh and then we can do number
three.
I can give you the values. So the first
thing you do is you look at the second
which is 1.4 4 and then you go to the
positive side
1.4.
Then you take that number 0.91 92.
Then you go to the negative side
and you do the same.40
which is 0.8
0.0808.
Take those two numbers. So you will take
those two numbers subtract
on this side.
91 92
0.91
92 Subtract
0.0808 08
08
and see if you get
the answer.
91 92 subtract
0808
which is correct.
So that is correct.
Then you go to number four.
She's in the negative.
And we're looking for 2.8 then zero
which is
Bob is your answer. There is your
answer.
Pops your angle. Oh no. Adap
is incorrect name.
Option four is the incorrect one. Option
five
gosh.
Option five.
Um so option five
can also confuse you if you don't pay
attention. As long as here they didn't
put one minus. So it means you go and
find the value here which is 1us the
probability of z less than 0
74 and go and check if that value you
get here is the same as that value
which then takes us to
I don't know why my
table is behaving like this
my PDF it says the PDF contains
unapplied reduction I don't do need
reduce so
1 minus 0 comma so we go to the positive
side come on
You go to the positive side and look for
0 74
which is
1 - 0 comma 77
1 - 0 77
04
which is 0 comma 22 96. Then you go to
the
negative side and see if
uh 0 comma 7
I must also go up
uh
and they are the same
1 -
0a 7704.
It is 0a 2296.
So it's also the same. So this is 0
comma 22 296 and this is 0a 22
96. So only option four is incorrect. I
want to skip some of the activity but
you you can um
uh do them. I I've shared the slides on
the WhatsApp group. Those who are going
to join later then I will share with you
the the slides with you as well. Um
don't put your
your your cell phone numbers on the
chat.
[clears throat]
Okay. So here is one exercise. It looks
like this. So they're asking you to find
the
the area underneath the curve. So
already this has standardized the value.
So you take this minus that. So you go
to find the table value subtract the
table value from 0 0 table value and
that will give you the answer you are
looking for. You can take a screenshot
and do it. This one they want you first
calculate Z.
Uh sorry it says greater than. Oh sorry
it's greater than. So it's
it's greater than
X minus
the mean divide.
That's what you are calculating. So
therefore it means you're going to say 1
minus the probability of Z
less than X minus
the mean divide by the standard
deviation. I'm doing it this way so that
then you just substitute into that
because then when you get to the answer
you will get Z less than a value and
then you go and find that Z value and
you subtract it from one. That's the
principle.
So your standard deviation is 20, your
mean is 100, and your x is 145. So you
just substitute there
145 minus
100ide
by
20. Then you will get 1us the
probability of z less than
and then you get the answer and then you
go to the table and find the table
probability value.
Then this one,
what are they saying? Easy for cheesy.
They're saying the probability of x less
than a is this. So what you need to do
is you can either go backwards
uh to go and calculate because that's
what they want you to calculate to go
and calculate
the value.
I don't know what value they want you to
calculate the value of a. So we work
backwards because we need to go and find
the Z value. So you go and look for
this. I'm going to show you.
You go to the table. Sorry. You go to
the table.
You look for 0 comma 1 515 inside the
table. So it will always be on the
negative side because the negative side
has smaller values. 0 comma 5.
Those are
1312
75.
There you do two things. You go out to
the left
that is
Z is -1. Oh, what did I see now?
What did I do? See
1.0. You go up that's three. So that
will be 1.03.
I know what my Z is now. Easy. Remember
the formula is Z
X minus the mean by the standard
deviation. Your X is the same as the A
there.
So what you do is because this was less
than that's why I found the Z value
easy. If it was greater than I will have
said 1 minus this value so that I can
get the actual Z value.
So I just substitute - 1.03
= a
minus our mean is 30.
Pay attention variance
standard deviation is the square root of
your variance.
So therefore it means this is the square
root of 16 which is equals to 4
and 4 * -1.03
= a - 30. Therefore
this is the same as
whatever the answer here would be.
What is 4 *
now I'm taking time
1.03
*
* 4 is
42
and you add 30 to it and that you will
get the answer. I'm not going to do the
entire equation for you. So 30 - 4
[clears throat]
you will know what the answer is. So I
was just showing you
uh and the same as with this one it says
the area to the right. So it means
this area is 0 comma 2 6
or 2 2 0 6 61. That's what they say.
The area to the right,
choose which one is the correct answer.
They just want to know what is the Z
value there. The area to the right. How
do we find it? It's 1us
0 2 0 61.
So you will find the answer there and
then you go to the
table and find this answer. I'm I'm just
going to call it the question mark.
You're going to go and find the question
mark and then go out and go out and find
those two values and find what the value
is. I hope you understand what I'm I'm
saying cuz I'm rushing everything right
now. So area to the right you find it
this side. We know that that will be the
greater than the greater sign. Right? If
it's area to the right we know the table
contains only less than. So that is why
we subtracting it from one. We get the
answer after we subtract the
probability. this probability they gave
us from one and that probability we go
inside the table. We go look for it
inside
the table like I did with this one. You
find that probability somewhere in here.
You go up, you go out. It can be
depending. Let me see how big is the
value. So this is 0.2. So it will be on
the positive side because you can see
this is ne smaller numbers. So it will
be 8 something or 7 something or 9
something you will find it here.
Then you go out and you find the Z uh
the first two values and then you go up
you get the last value and then that
will give you what the answer would be.
I don't know the answer there because I
didn't calculate it throughout.
This one same same same same. They give
you the Z value, right? And
nothing about greater than or equal. But
what they asking you is to calculate.
You do the same as this. You do the same
as this because they asking you to find
X. So that is it. X. That's what they
they need you to calculate minus the
mean divide by the standard deviation.
They gave you your z, they gave you your
mean, they gave you your standard
deviation. Substitute find x.
I've showed you how to do that.
This one is the normal one. They're
asking you to find the probability of x
is greater than 35 or 3.5.
easy to find because you just need to
find the probability that Z you
standardize this value Z is less than
your X minus your X is 3.5 minus the
mean divide by the standard deviation
you just substitute the values
uh which is 3.5
- 10 / the variance
variance. You need to find the square
root of 9 which is equals to
three. So divide by 3
and you find the probability of Z less
than the value and you just go to the
table and the answer or any one of this
will be one of them. You will find the
answer there. I'm not going to give you
the answer. I'm just giving you the hint
in terms of how you will tackle the
question. I'm not going to go through
all of them. You will go and sort it out
uh yourself. On that note, I'm going to
conclude right here and say thank you
for joining the session. Remember any
consultation you can book it with me.
Don't forget to sign the register. Don't
forget to do the evaluation. My name is
Elizabeth Boy. I will see you next week
when we do sampling distribution from 9
until 11. That will be on the 22nd.
On that note, are there any questions?
>> No question from my side.
Let me share the link to the group
chat. Uh
how do we share this?
>> Already shared it.
>> Oh, you already shared it. Oh, thank
you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
Oh, I can see you already joined as
well. Uh what I will do is I will resend
everything again to you. Don't worry. I
will
I will resend them on the group. those
who received them, they will still
receive them again.
Um,
yeah. Other than that, have a lovely,
lovely Saturday weekend until next week.
Bye.
>> I have the rest of enjoy the rest of
your week. Yeah. Thanks, man.