If P(Y > 47) = 0.1587 and P(Y < 46) = 0.6915, find µ and σ2.
Answer is µ = 45 and σ2 = 4.
Note that
Z = (Y-µ)/σ
is a standard normal random variable.
When we apply it to the given probabilities, they become
P(Z > (47-µ)/σ) = 0.1587
P(Z < (46-µ)/σ) = 0.6915
Now looking at a z-table, we may conclude that
(47-µ)/σ = 1
(46-µ)/σ = 0.5
Considering this as a system of equations in the variables µ and σ, we just solve algebraically to get
µ = 45
σ = 2
and of course, by squaring the standard deviation, we find a variance of
σ^2 = 4.
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Note that
Z = (Y-µ)/σ
is a standard normal random variable.
When we apply it to the given probabilities, they become
P(Z > (47-µ)/σ) = 0.1587
P(Z < (46-µ)/σ) = 0.6915
Now looking at a z-table, we may conclude that
(47-µ)/σ = 1
(46-µ)/σ = 0.5
Considering this as a system of equations in the variables µ and σ, we just solve algebraically to get
µ = 45
σ = 2
and of course, by squaring the standard deviation, we find a variance of
σ^2 = 4.