Distributions Definition and 309 Threads

How would I solve for a on a question like this: P(0 < z < a)=0.2 ? I know that for a question like P(z < a)= 0.85 I would find the inverse-norm of 0.85 to solve for a. I've tried the same thing for the first question, but of course it doesn't work and I'm out of ideas as to how else I should...

Could someone please tell my how I would determine the area within 0.5 standard deviations of a given z-value? The first one is z=0. What do I need to do?

I have two questions, I've completed. I am partially sure that the answers I've obtained are correct, and all I really want is confirmation on whether they are correct or not. If not, what am I doing wrong? Question 1: If the joint probability distribution of X1 and X2 is given by...

Hi, I am not seeking a "complete" treatment of distribution functions (like Gelfand or Schwartz). However, I would like some discussion in regards to multiplying delta functions together---especially in QM. From the little I have discovered, distributions do not form an algebra, and thus...

hey guys.. Im having trouble answering the following questions I tried everything I can. I JUSS don't get it 1)In a common carnival game the player tosses a penny from a distance of about 5 feet onto a table ruled in 1-inch squares. If the penny (3/4 inch in diameter) falls entirely...

You are on the staff at the Post Office. Your job is to find a process to find the average waiting time for service. How do you collect the data, and once it is collected, what do you do next?

In some of my previous posts, I referred to GPDs, a recently developped formalism describing hadronic states. I am afraid that this formalism remains largely ignored partly because few introduction review are only recently available. See for instance : Markus Diehl, Phys.Rept. 388 (2003)...

I don't understand the generating function used to find the probability that the sum of the numbers of occurring events is a certain quantity. Specifically, I'm having trouble with this problem: "Find the probability of purchasing a ticket with a number whose sums of the first three and last...

The mean probability of 100 observations is .0422. If you are not given the data for a sample size of 200, how do you find the mean probability of this data using the mean probability you found from .0422? thanks