Chapter 7: The Normal Model

Overview

Continuous Data and Probability

Density Functions

The Normal Model

Normal Calculations

Solving Cumulative Probability Problems

Solving Inverse Cumulative Problems

Checking Data for the Suitability of a Normal Model

Normal Quantile Plots

Generating Pseudo-Random Normal Data

Application

Overview

The prior chapter presented some probability models that can represent discrete data. The focus of this chapter is on one essential model widely applicable to continuous data: the normal model. In addition to usefully representing many real-world phenomena, the normal model underlies many traditional inferential techniques and can help us understand standard approaches to inference.

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