Given: Mean(μ) = 8.5, Standard Deviation(σ) = 2, Data Point(X ) = 10
If X is a normally distributed random variable X~N(μ, σ2), then
Since Z , the standard normal distribution is also N(0, 1), we standardize X by finding the Z-score corresponding to X = 10:
Z =
Therefore, the Probability that X is greater than 10 equals the Probability that Z is greater than 0.75:
P (X > 10) = P (Z > 0.75) = 1 – P (Z < 0.75)
From a standard normal distribution table (values rounded to five decimal places):
P (Z < 0.75) = 0.77337
As a result, the Probability that X, a normally distributed random variable with a mean of 8.5 and a standard deviation of 2 is greater than 10:
P (X > 10) = P (Z > 0.75) = 1 – 0.77337 = 0.22663
P (X > 10) = 0.22663 = 22.663%
If X is a normally distributed random variable X~N(μ, σ2), then
X – μ/σ
is N(0, 1)Since Z , the standard normal distribution is also N(0, 1), we standardize X by finding the Z-score corresponding to X = 10:
Z =
X – μ/σ
= 10 – 8.5/2
= 1.5/2
= 0.75Therefore, the Probability that X is greater than 10 equals the Probability that Z is greater than 0.75:
P (X > 10) = P (Z > 0.75) = 1 – P (Z < 0.75)
From a standard normal distribution table (values rounded to five decimal places):
P (Z < 0.75) = 0.77337
As a result, the Probability that X, a normally distributed random variable with a mean of 8.5 and a standard deviation of 2 is greater than 10:
P (X > 10) = P (Z > 0.75) = 1 – 0.77337 = 0.22663
P (X > 10) = 0.22663 = 22.663%