Math 362 - Computer Lab #9 - Fall 2002

Introduction to Probability Theory

Computer Lab 9: The normal distribution
and the Central Limit Theorem


In this lab, we will get familiar with the normal distribution and use MINITAB to explore the Central Limit Theorem.

  1. The normal distribution
  2. The Central Limit Theorem
    The Central Limit Theorem says that the sample mean of a random sample of size n taken from a distribution of mean m and standard deviation s has a distribution which is approximately normal (i.e. which tends towards a normal distribution as n goes to infinity) with mean m and variance s2/n. We will use MINITAB to explore this statement.
  3. Reading Assignment: Sections 5.6 and 5.7

The macro Normal.MTB performs the above operations with n = 3 and n = 20. You may try and modify this file at your convenience.
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