A certain number of articles manufactured in a batch were classified into three categories according to some particular characteristic, being less than 50, between 50 and 60 and greater than 60. If this characteristic is known to be normally distributed, determine the mean and standard deviation for this batch if 60%, 35% and 5% were found in these categories.
Well, it seems like we're classifying articles based on their "particular characteristic." Let's call that characteristic X.
Since we know that the characteristic X is normally distributed, we can use the cumulative distribution function (CDF) to find the mean and standard deviation.
Given that 60%, 35%, and 5% of the articles fall into the less than 50, between 50 and 60, and greater than 60 categories respectively, we can use these percentages to calculate the mean and standard deviation.
To start, let's assume that the mean of characteristic X is represented by μ, and the standard deviation is represented by σ.
Since 60% of the articles fall into the category of less than 50, we can calculate the z-score for this category as follows:
z = (X - μ) / σ
For a normal distribution, we can use the z-score to look up the corresponding cumulative probability. In this case, we want the cumulative probability to be 0.60.
We can use a standard normal table or a calculator to find the z-value corresponding to 0.60.
Once we have the z-value, we can solve for μ and σ using the following equations:
μ = X - (z * σ)
Let's do the same calculations for the other two categories:
For the between 50 and 60 category (35%):
μ = Y - (z * σ)
For the greater than 60 category (5%):
μ = Z - (z * σ)
Now, we have three equations with three unknowns (μ, σ, and z). By solving this system of equations, we can find the mean (μ) and standard deviation (σ) for the batch of articles.
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To determine the mean and standard deviation for this batch of articles, we first need to calculate the cutoff values for each category.
Let's assume that the cutoff values are x1 for the first category, x2 for the second category, and x3 for the third category. We know that 60% of the articles are less than x1, 35% are between x2 and x3, and 5% are greater than x3.
Using the cumulative distribution function (CDF) of the normal distribution, we can find the corresponding z-scores for these percentages:
For the first category (less than 50):
60% corresponds to the z-score of 0.253
x1 = z1 * σ + μ, where z1 is the z-score, σ is the standard deviation, and μ is the mean
For the second category (between 50 and 60):
35% corresponds to the z-scores of -0.385 (lower cutoff) and 0.385 (upper cutoff)
x2 = z2 * σ + μ and x3 = z3 * σ + μ, where z2 and z3 are the z-scores
For the third category (greater than 60):
5% corresponds to the z-score of -1.645
x4 = z4 * σ + μ, where z4 is the z-score
Now, we can solve the equations to find the values of μ (mean) and σ (standard deviation).
From x1 = z1 * σ + μ:
50 = 0.253 * σ + μ
From x2 = z2 * σ + μ and x3 = z3 * σ + μ:
50 = -0.385 * σ + μ
60 = 0.385 * σ + μ
From x4 = z4 * σ + μ:
60 = -1.645 * σ + μ
To solve these equations simultaneously, we can subtract the first equation from the second equation to eliminate μ:
10 = 0.638 * σ
Then, divide by 0.638 to solve for σ:
σ ≈ 15.68
Substituting this value back into the first equation, we can solve for μ:
50 = 0.253 * 15.68 + μ
50 - 3.978 = μ
μ ≈ 46.022
Therefore, the mean for this batch is approximately 46.022, and the standard deviation is approximately 15.68.
To determine the mean and standard deviation for a normally distributed characteristic with given percentages in different categories, we can use the concept of z-scores.
Let's denote the mean of the characteristic as μ and the standard deviation as σ.
Step 1: Calculate the z-scores corresponding to each category:
For the category less than 50, we know that 60% fall into this category. Since the characteristic is normally distributed, we can use the z-score table or a z-score calculator to find the z-score associated with a cumulative percentage of 60%. Let's call this z1.
For the category between 50 and 60, we know that 35% fall into this category. We can find the z-score associated with a cumulative percentage of 35%, which we'll call z2.
For the category greater than 60, we know that 5% fall into this category. We can find the z-score associated with a cumulative percentage of 5%, which we'll call z3.
Step 2: Find the corresponding values of the characteristic using the z-scores:
For each z-score, we can use the formula z = (x - μ) / σ to solve for x, the value of the characteristic.
For z1, we know that x = 50 (since it is less than 50).
For z2, we know that x = 55 (since it is between 50 and 60).
For z3, we know that x = 60 (since it is greater than 60).
Step 3: Solve the system of equations to find μ and σ:
We have three equations:
z1 = (50 - μ) / σ
z2 = (55 - μ) / σ
z3 = (60 - μ) / σ
From these equations, we can solve for μ and σ.
Once you have the z-scores and corresponding values, you can use any standard method to solve the system of equations, such as substitution or elimination, to find the values of μ and σ.
Note: The z-scores and corresponding values depend on the cumulative percentages given in the question. If different percentages are provided, the calculations will need to be adjusted accordingly.