MATH 225N Week 5 Discussion: The Normal Distribution 

MATH 225N Week 5 Discussion: The Normal Distribution 

MATH 225N Week 5 Discussion: The Normal Distribution 

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We explore the so-called Normal Distributions this Week. This includes normal probability distributions, the standard normal distribution, the standard normal distribution Table, the concept of continuous distributions, sampling distributions, and the Central Limit Theorem.

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Many variables in medicine follow a normal distribution where there are approximately an equal number of values below the mean as above the mean. Describe two variables that would probably follow a normal distribution. Also note which of the two variables would be likely to have a larger standard deviation and why.

Greetings Friends !!

One of the big initial questions this Week 5 involves which variable do you think has a larger standard deviation and why.

So I thought it would be good to point out and emphasize some of the implications of having a larger or smaller standard deviation.

So I copied a couple graphics from page 235 from another statistics text book for another Chamberlain statistics course and posted them here.

In the first graphic, we see that the distribution with the A designation has the smaller standard deviation because most of the data values occur over a smaller “range” or “segment” so to speak.  In that first graphic, the data values for the B distribution are more “spread out” or have larger “variation” or “dispersion.”

So take in the example and then in the second graphic do the Try It Yourself exercise and Post your answers in response to that graphic.  Then double check each other and make sure you all agree on the correct answers to the Try It Yourself exercise.  In the example and in the Try It Yourself, pay attention to the questions involving means as well as standard deviations.

Thanks Friends and I am fairly convinced from my career that pictures and graphics are essential for better understanding in an introductory Statistics course.

Be well and have a Super day !!

Reference:

Larson, R. & Farber, B.  (2015).  Elementary statistics: Picturing the world (6th ed.).  Boston, MA:  Pearson.

Many variables in medicine follow a normal distribution where there are approximately an equal number of values below the mean as above the mean. Describe two variables that would probably follow a normal distribution. Also note which of the two variables would be likely to have a larger standard deviation and why.

Greetings Friends !!

One of the big initial questions this Week 5 involves which variable do you think has a larger standard deviation and why.

So I thought it would be good to point out and emphasize some of the implications of having a larger or smaller standard deviation.

So I copied a couple graphics from page 235 from another statistics text book for another Chamberlain statistics course and posted them here.

In the first graphic, we see that the distribution with the A designation has the smaller standard deviation because most of the data values occur over a smaller “range” or “segment” so to speak.  In that first graphic, the data values for the B distribution are more “spread out” or have larger “variation” or “dispersion.”

So take in the example and then in the second graphic do the Try It Yourself exercise and Post your answers in response to that graphic.  Then double check each other and make sure you all agree on the correct answers to the Try It Yourself exercise.  In the example and in the Try It Yourself, pay attention to the questions involving means as well as standard deviations.

Thanks Friends and I am fairly convinced from my career that pictures and graphics are essential for better understanding in an introductory Statistics course.

Be well and have a Super day !!

Reference: Larson, R. & Farber, B.  (2015).  Elementary statistics: Picturing the world (6th ed.).  Boston, MA:  Pearson