DMP 9.3: The Normal Distribution

Reading

Carlton & Devore Chapter 3, Section 3.3, Subsections 3.3.1, 3.3.2, 3.3.4, and 3.3.5. (Pages 171–178 and 179–181.)

Topics

• Normal (Gaussian) distribution
• Standard normal distribution
• Standardizing a normally-distributed random variable
• Normal distribution for discrete populations
• Approximating the binomial distribution

Video

Media Hopper link: The Normal Distribution

Exercises

Chapter 3 Exercises 39–65. (Pages 182–186)

All of these exercises are suitable for this material. Choose some and work through them yourself.