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Determining the area under the normal cuiwe is a very tedious procedure. However, by standardizing a random variable that is normally distributed, it is possible to relate all normally distributed random variables to one table. The standardization is defined by the identity z = (x — l)/<7, where z is called the unit normal. Further, it is possible to standardize the sampling distribution of averages x by the identity = (x-[l)/ G/Vn). 

Gupta/Maranas (2003) as one example for a demand uncertainty model present a demand and supply network planning model to minimize costs. Production decisions are made here and now and demand uncertainty is balanced with inventories independently incorporating penalties for safety stock and demand violations. Uncertain demand quantity is modeled as normally distributed random variables with mean and standard deviation. The philosophy to have one production plan separated from demand uncertainty can be transferred to the considered problem. Penalty costs for unsatisfied demand and normally distributed demand based on historical data... 

Let X , X2,..., Xv be v independent and normally distributed random variables. The square of the standardized variable t/, is defined as... 

Issues involving dependencies become more complex in a 2nd-order Monte Carlo analysis (Hora 1996). As with Ist-order Monte Carlo analysis, dependencies can arise between different input variables (e.g., intake rates for air, water, and food) in 2nd-order Monte Carlo analysis. In 2nd-order Monte Carlo analysis, however, dependencies may also need to be specihed between distribution parameters of a particular random variable. For example, means and standard deviations are typically correlated in nature thus, for a normally distributed random variable, analysts must not only quantify what they do not know about the mean and standard deviation, but also what they do not know about the relationship between these parameters. 

Normal Random Variable. The probability density function of a normally distributed random variable, y, is completely characterized by its arithmetic mean, y, and its standard deviation, a. This is abbreviated as N (y,cr2) and written as ... 

Lognormal Random Variable. Every normally distributed random variable, y, is uniquely associated with a lognormally distributed random variable, x, whose probability density function is completely characterized by its geometric mean, GM, and geometric standard deviation, GSD (2). 

The control limits in Fig. 8-46 (UCL and LCL) are based on the assumption that the measurements follow a normal distribution. Figure 8-47 shows the probability distribution for a normally distributed random variable x with mean LI and standard deviation a. There is a very high probability (99.7 percent) that any measurement is within 3 standard deviations of the mean. Consequently, the control limits for x are typically chosen to be T 3, where a is an estimate of O. This estimate is usually determined from a set of representative data for a period of time when the process operation is believed to be typical. For the common situation in which the plotted variable is the sample mean, its standard deviation is estimated. 

The derivation of these two parameters is beyond the scope of this text. Applying a familiar mathematical operation (standardization of a normally distributed random variable), we obtain an alternate test statistic, which has an approximate standard normal distribution ... 

Figure 4.8 Scatter plot of simulated data from a Michaelis-Menten model with Vmax — 100 and Km — 20 (top) and Lineweaver-Burke transformation of data (bottom). Stochastic variability was added by assuming normally distributed constant variability with a standard deviation of 3.

If the above expression is expanded according to the binomial theorem, the distribution of the probabilities obtained from the expansion is known as the binomial distribution. According to elementary statistics, as n becomes larger, the binomial distribution approaches the normal distribution. Since work sampling studies involve large sample sizes, the normal distribution is a satisfactory approximation of the binomial distribution. Rather than use the binomial distribution, it is more convenient to use the distribution of a proportion, with a mean p and a standard deviation of /pq/n as the approximately normally distributed random variable. 

Given the mean /ij, and the standard deviation of a normal-distributed random variable y we obtain the pdf of a lognormal-distributed random variable X by... 

In our study we avoid this high dimensional optimization problem by applying the Nataf model (Nataf 1962), (Liu and Der Kiureghian 1986) to construct multivariate distributions. In this model a vector of standard normally distributed random variables... 

Standardization. Shifting and/or rescaling a normal random variable will result in another normally distributed random variable. Therefore, the standardization of the N(fi, c normal random variable X will result in an N 0,1) standard normal random variable Y ... 

An objective criterion has been developed to distinguish nonstatlonarlty from statlonarlty when a single finite realization of a stochastic process Is given. The criterion consists of several transformations leading to a set of standard normal distributed random variables as an equivalent notion of statlonarlty. Statlonarlty can therefore be tested by a statistical test. Correlations between estimates, important for investigating narrow banded processes, can be taken into account. 

The cumulative normal distribution function is denoted by F x, ft, a) and is the probability that a normally distributed random variable with mean jx, and standard deviation o- takes on a value less than or equal to x. The cumulative normal distribution function and the density function are related as follows ... 

As there are all the grounds to consider that the difference between COG of the ship-observer and a measured bearing of the ship-target B1 is a normally distributed random variable, then in accordance with a fundamental assumption of the theory of probability about the impossibility of distinguishing these values to more than three standard deviations from their mean square as a criteria condition for adjudical about ships meeting on reciprocal COG we should take an inequality ... 

The standardized variable (the z statistic) requires only the probability level to be specified. It measures the deviation from the population mean in units of standard deviation. Y is 0.399 for the most probable value, /x. In the absence of any other information, the normal distribution is assumed to apply whenever repetitive measurements are made on a sample, or a similar measurement is made on different samples. 

The ciimnlative prohahility of a normally distributed variable lying within 4 standard deviations of the mean is 0.49997. Therefore, it is more than 99.99 percent (0.49997/0.50000) certain that a random value will he within 4<3 from the mean. For practical purposes, <3 may he taken as one-eighth of the range of certainty, and the standard deviation can he obtained ... 

The data used to generate the maps is taken from a simple statistical analysis of the manufacturing process and is based on an assumption that the result will follow a Normal distribution. A number of component characteristics (for example, a length or diameter) are measured and the achievable tolerance at different conformance levels is calculated. This is repeated at different characteristic sizes to build up a relationship between the characteristic dimension and achievable tolerance for the manufacture process. Both the material and geometry of the component to be manufactured are considered to be ideal, that is, the material properties are in specification, and there are no geometric features that create excessive variability or which are on the limit of processing feasibility. Standard practices should be used when manufacturing the test components and it is recommended that a number of different operators contribute to the results. 

Equation 4.83 states that there are four variables involved. We have already determined the load variable, F, earlier. The load is applied at a mean distanee, /r, of 150 mm representing the eouple length, and is normally distributed about the width of the foot pad. The standard deviation of the eouple length, cr, ean be approximated by assuming that 6cr eovers the pad, therefore ... 

We ean use a Monte Carlo simulation of the random variables in equation 4.83 to determine the likely mean and standard deviation of the loading stress, assuming that this will be a Normal distribution too. Exeept for the load, F, whieh is modelled by a 2-parameter Weibull distribution, the remaining variables are eharaeterized by the Normal distribution. The 3-parameter Weibull distribution ean be used to model... 

The shape of the Normal distribution is shown in Figure 3 for an arbitrary mean, /i= 150 and varying standard deviation, ct. Notice it is symmetrical about the mean and that the area under each curve is equal representing a probability of one. The equation which describes the shape of a Normal distribution is called the Probability Density Function (PDF) and is usually represented by the term f x), or the function of A , where A is the variable of interest or variate. 

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