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June 2013 p61 q4
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The random variable Y is normally distributed with positive mean μ and standard deviation \(\frac{1}{2} \mu\). Find the probability that a randomly chosen value of Y is negative.
Solution
To find the probability that a randomly chosen value of Y is negative, we need to standardize the variable. The standard normal variable Z is given by:
\(Z = \frac{Y - \mu}{\sigma}\)
where \(\sigma = \frac{1}{2} \mu\). Therefore, the standardization becomes: