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Statistical Applications
To Accompany
Business Statistics: A Decision Making
Approach, 6th Ed.
Chapter 5:
Discrete and Continuous Probability
Distributions
By
Groebner, Shannon, Fry, & Smith
Prentice-Hall Publishing Company
Copyright, 2005
Chapter 5 Excel
Examples
BinomialMean -
Catalog Sales
Poisson Distribution -
Heritage Tile
More Examples
Chapter 5 Excel
Examples (continued)
Creating A Binomial Table
More Examples
Chapter 5 Excel
Examples (continued)
ExponentialDistribution –
Haines Internet Services
Situation
Sample Size is n=300
p = .11
Mean = np = 300(.11) = 33
44 returns were observed
P(X > 44) = 1 – P(X < 43)
Find P(X < 43) = ?
Binomial Mean – Catalog Sales
Binomial Probability
function
Enter values of x
ranging from 0 to 10.
Poisson Distribution – Heritage Tile
Complete Histogram as
shown in tutorials for
Chapter 2.
Creating A Binomial Table
Issue:
The binomial tables in this text contain
specific probabilities for certain values of n and
p. You may need to have more extensive tables.
Objective:
Use Excel to generate the Binomial table
for n = 25 and p value of .01 to .50 in increments
of .01
Creating A Binomial Table
t
values in row 2
Values of X in column A
Creating A Poisson Table
t
P(X = 0) for = 6.0 equals .00248
Notice the use of absolute cell
referencing – this allows you to copy
the function across and down to
complete this section of the binomial
table
Creating A Poisson Table
t
Continue this process for other
t
values as desired. As increases, the
possible values for X will have to
increase.
Standard Normal Distribution-
State Bank and Trust
Issue:
State bank managers have studied the
time customers spend at the bank on business.
They plan to offer a gift certificate to any
customer who is required to spend over 40
minutes on bank business.
Objective:
Use Excel to analyze to create histogram
and determine the probability that a certificate
will be given to any customer. The data file is
State Bank.xls.
Standard Normal – State Bank and Trust
Check Chart
Output
Standard Normal – State Bank and Trust
Close Gaps in
Histogram by
selecting chart
bars, right clicking
and selecting
Chart Object –
Options – and then
change Gap width
to 0
Standard Normal – State Bank and Trust
Next, determine
probability of a service
time exceeding 30
seconds.
Standard Normal – State Bank and Trust
Select Function
Wizard – Then
Click on Statistical
– then select
Normdist function
Standard Normal – State Bank and Trust
EXPONDIST function
– note, that =.50 is
used rather than the
mean = 1
Formula:
ABS function is for absolute value
Mean for NORMDIST function is -0.0 -
.01 = - .01
Notice use of absolute cell references
to allow formula to be copied across
and and down to finish the table
Creating the Standard Normal Table
Probabilities correspond to
area on the standard normal
table between the Z value
and the mean = 0.