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Microsoft Excel Data Analysis and Business Modeling (Office 2021 and Microsoft 365), 7th Edition
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Microsoft Excel Data Analysis and Business Modeling (Office 2021 and Microsoft 365), 7th Edition

by Wayne Winston
December 2021
Beginner to intermediate
1168 pages
30h 17m
English
Microsoft Press
Content preview from Microsoft Excel Data Analysis and Business Modeling (Office 2021 and Microsoft 365), 7th Edition

Chapter 62

The normal random variable and Z-scores

Questions answered in this chapter:

  • What are the properties of the normal random variable?

  • How do I use Excel to find the probabilities for the normal random variable?

  • Can I use Excel to find the percentiles for normal random variables?

  • Why is the normal random variable appropriate in many real-world situations?

  • What are Z-scores?

Answers to this chapter’s questions

What are the properties of the normal random variable?

In Chapter 59, “An introduction to random variables,” you learned that continuous random variables can be used to model quantities such as the following:

  • The price of Microsoft stock one year from now

  • The market share for a new product

  • The market size for a new product

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ISBN: 9780137613816