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Course Notes - Department of Mathematics and Statistics

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Examples• Consider a data set XX = 3, 4, 5, 6, 7• So µ X = 5 <strong>and</strong> σX 2 = 2.5• Now consider Y = 2 × XX = 6, 8, 10, 12, 14• In this case a = 0 <strong>and</strong> b = 2 soµ Y = a + bµ X = 0 + 2 × 5 = 10σY 2 = b2 σX 2 = 22 × 2.5 = 10• So µ X = 5 <strong>and</strong> σX 2 = 2.5• Now consider Y = 4 × X + 3X = 15, 19, 23, 27, 31• In this case a = 3 <strong>and</strong> b = 4 soµ Y = a + bµ X = 3 + 4 × 5 = 23σY 2 = b2 σX 2 = 42 × 2.5 = 40Temperature Problem• Temperatures can be recorded in degrees Fahrenheit. Suppose ar<strong>and</strong>om variable F measures January temperature ( ◦ F) in Dunedin.• Daily maximum summer temperatures have a mean <strong>of</strong> 70 ◦ F witha st<strong>and</strong>ard deviation <strong>of</strong> 5 ◦ F.• Use the conversion formula C = 5 9(F-32) to find the mean <strong>and</strong>st<strong>and</strong>ard deviation for the temperature in degrees Celsius.53

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