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Chapter 6: Random Variables Warm Up There is a post-it note on your desk. Do not write your name on it. Write the average amount of time you spend on AP Statistics per school day. Make this in hours. example: 20 min = .3 hours Chapter 6: Random Variables Section 6.2 Transforming and Combining Random Variables

Transforming and Combining Random Variables Linear Transformations Transforming and Combining Random Variables In Chapter 2, we studied the effects of linear transformations on the shape, center, and spread of a distribution of data. Recall: Adding (or subtracting) a constant, a, to each observation: Adds a to measures of center and location. Does not change the shape or measures of spread. Multiplying (or dividing) each observation by a constant, b: Multiplies (divides) measures of center and location by b. Multiplies (divides) measures of spread by |b|. Does not change the shape of the distribution.

Transforming and Combining Random Variables Linear Transformations Pete’s Jeep Tours offers a popular half-day trip in a tourist area. There must be at least 2 passengers for the trip to run, and the vehicle will hold up to 6 passengers. Define X as the number of passengers on a randomly selected day. Transforming and Combining Random Variables Passengers xi 2 3 4 5 6 Probability pi 0.15 0.25 0.35 0.20 0.05 What is the mean and standard deviation? Pete charges $150 per passenger. The random variable C describes the amount Pete collects on a randomly selected day. The mean of C is $562.50 and the standard deviation is $163.50.

Transforming and Combining Random Variables Linear Transformations Consider Pete’s Jeep Tours again. We defined C as the amount of money Pete collects on a randomly selected day. Transforming and Combining Random Variables Collected ci 300 450 600 750 900 Probability pi 0.15 0.25 0.35 0.20 0.05 The mean of C is $562.50 and the standard deviation is $163.50. It costs Pete $100 per trip to buy permits, gas, and a ferry pass. The random variable V describes the profit Pete makes on a randomly selected day. Profit vi 200 350 500 650 800 Probability pi 0.15 0.25 0.35 0.20 0.05 The mean of V is $462.50 and the standard deviation is $163.50. Compare the shape, center, and spread of the two probability distributions.

A large auto dealership keeps track of sales made during each hour of the day. Let X = the number of cars sold during the first hour of business on a randomly selected Friday. Based on previous records, the probability distribution of X is as follows:

Transforming and Combining Random Variables Linear Transformations Whether we are dealing with data or random variables, the effects of a linear transformation are the same. Transforming and Combining Random Variables Effect on a Linear Transformation on the Mean and Standard Deviation If Y = a + bX is a linear transformation of the random variable X, then The probability distribution of Y has the same shape as the probability distribution of X. µY = a + bµX. σY = |b|σX (since b could be a negative number).

One brand of bathtub comes with a dial to set the water temperature One brand of bathtub comes with a dial to set the water temperature. When the “babysafe” setting is selected and the tub is filled, the temperature X of the water follows a normal distribution with a mean of 34°C and a standard deviation of 2°C Define the random variable Y to be the water temperature in degrees Fahrenheit (F = [9/5]C + 32) when the dial is set on “babysafe.” Find the mean and standard deviation of Y (b) According to Babies R Us, the temperature of a baby’s bathwater should be between 90°F and 100°F. Find the probability that the water temperature on a randomly selected day when the “babysafe” setting is used meets the babies r us recommendation. Show your work.

In a Statistics class, the distribution of X= raw scores on the last test was approximately Normally distributed with a mean of 17.2 and a standard deviation of 3.8. Mr. Vedi decides to scale the scores by multiplying the raw scores by 4 and adding 10. Define the random variable Y to be the scaled score of a randomly selected student from this class. Find the mean and standard deviation of Y. (b) What is the probability that a randomly selected student has a scaled test score of at least 90.

Combining Random Variables If X and Y are any two random variables, If X and Y are independent random variables Remember that you can add variances only if the two random variables are independent, and that you can NEVER add standard deviations!

We also found the means and standard deviations of these variables: Earlier, we defined X = the number of passengers on Pete’s trip, Y = the number of passengers on Erin’s trip, and C = the amount of money that Pete collects on a randomly selected day. We also found the means and standard deviations of these variables: Erin charges $175 per passenger for her trip. Let G = the amount of money that she collects on a randomly selected day. Find the mean and standard deviation of G. b. Calculate the mean and the standard deviation of the total amount that Pete and Erin collect on a randomly chosen day.

Wake Forest is an extremely popular and elite school in the South Wake Forest is an extremely popular and elite school in the South. On their main campus Wake Forest’s full time students pay an average of $8000 per semester with a standard deviation of $1000. has also just opened a MBA school downtown. Full time students at this downtown campus pay $550 per credit unit and, on average, take 15 credits with a standard deviation of 2.3 credits. Let U = cost of tuition for a randomly selected fulltime student at the downtown campus. Find the mean and standard deviation of U. (b) Calculate the mean and standard deviation of the total amount of tuition for a randomly selected fulltime student at the main campus AND for a randomly selected full time student at their downtown campus.

Transforming and Combining Random Variables The only way to determine the probability for any value of T is if X and Y are independent random variables. Transforming and Combining Random Variables Definition: If knowing whether any event involving X alone has occurred tells us nothing about the occurrence of any event involving Y alone, and vice versa, then X and Y are independent random variables. Probability models often assume independence when the random variables describe outcomes that appear unrelated to each other. You should always ask whether the assumption of independence seems reasonable.

Differences of Normal Random Variables The diameter C of a randomly selected large drink cup at a fast-food restaurant follows a Normal distribution with a mean of 3.96 inches and a standard deviation of 0.01 inches. The diameter L of a randomly selected large lid at this restaurant follows a Normal distribution with mean 3.98 inches and standard deviation 0.02 inches. For a lid to fit on a cup, the value of L has to be bigger than the value of C, but not by more than 0.06 inches. What’s the probability that a randomly selected large lid will fit on a randomly chosen large drink cup?

What’s the probability that Mr. Starnes’s tea tastes right? Sums of Normal Random Variables Mr. Starnes likes sugar in his hot tea. From experience, he needs between 8.5 and 9 grams of sugar in a cup of tea for the drink to taste right. While making his tea one morning, Mr. Starnes adds four randomly selected packets of sugar. Suppose the amount of sugar in these packets follows a Normal distribution with mean 2.17 grams and standard deviation 0.08 grams. What’s the probability that Mr. Starnes’s tea tastes right?

Independent Practice Page 378-379 #s 35,36,44,45