A-level · Statistical distributions

The normal distributionExam-style questions

The normal model N(μ, σ²) for continuous data — its symmetric bell shape, mean = median = mode = μ, spread set by σ, and standardising any normal variable to the standard normal Z = (X − μ)/σ.

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    The mass XX kg of an item is modelled by X∼N(60,64)X \sim N(60, 64). Write down the mean and the standard deviation of XX.
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  2. 2
    X∼N(20,25)X \sim N(20, 25). Approximately 95%95\% of values lie within two standard deviations of the mean. Between which two values is this?
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