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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
POSSION AND BIONMIAL
SAMPLING
THE NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
 Discovered in 1733 by de Moivre as an approximation to
the binomial distribution when the number of trails is
large
 Derived in 1809 by Gauss
 Importance lies in the Central Limit Theorem, which
states that the sum of a large number of independent
random variables (binomial, Poisson, etc.) will
approximate a normal distribution
⚫ Example: Human height is determined by a large
number of factors, both genetic and environmental,
which are additive in their effects. Thus, it follows a
normal distribution.
Karl F. Gauss
(1777-1855)
Abraham de
Moivre (1667-
1754)
THE NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
 Acontinuous random variable is said to be normally distributed
with mean  and variance 2 if its probability density function
is
 f(x) is not the same as P(x)
⚫ P(x) would be 0 for every x because the normal distribution
is continuous
f (x) =
1
2
e(x  )2/22
⚫ However, P(x1 < X ≤ x2) =  f(x)dx
x1
x2
THE NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
0.45
0.40
0.35
0.30
0.25
0.20
0.15
0.10
0.05
0.00
-3 -2.5 -2 -1.5 -1 -0.5 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3
x
f
(
x
)
THE NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
0.45
0.40
0.35
0.30
0.25
0.20
0.15
0.10
0.05
0.00
-3 -2.5 -2 -1.5 -1 -0.5 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3
x
f
(
x
)
THE NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
LENGTH OF FISH
 Asample of rock cod in Monterey Bay suggests that the mean
length of these fish is  = 30 in. and 2 = 4 in.
 Assume that the length of rock cod is a normal random variable
 If we catch one of these fish in Monterey Bay,
⚫ What is the probability that it will be at least 31 in. long?
⚫ That it will be no more than 32 in. long?
⚫ That its length will be between 26 and 29 inches?
THE NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
LENGTH OF FISH
 What is the probability that it will be at least 31 in. long?
0.25
0.20
0.15
0.10
0.05
0.00
25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35
Fish length (in.)
THE NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
LENGTH OF FISH
 That it will be no more than 32 in. long?
0.25
0.20
0.15
0.10
0.05
0.00
25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35
Fish length (in.)
THE NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
LENGTH OF FISH
 That its length will be between 26 and 29 inches?
0.25
0.20
0.15
0.10
0.05
0.00
25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35
Fish length (in.)
THE BINOMIAL DISTRIBUTION
BERNOULLI RANDOM VARIABLES
 Imagine a simple trial with only two possible outcomes
⚫ Success (S)
⚫ Failure (F)
 Examples
⚫ Toss of a coin (heads or tails)
⚫ Sex of a newborn (male or female)
⚫ Survival of an organism in a region (live or die)
Jacob Bernoulli (1654-
1705)
THE BINOMIAL DISTRIBUTION
OVERVIEW
 Suppose that the probability of success is p
 What is the probability of failure?
⚫ q = 1 – p
 Examples
⚫ Toss of a coin (S = head): p = 0.5  q = 0.5
⚫ Roll of a die (S = 1): p = 0.1667  q = 0.8333
⚫ Fertility of a chicken egg (S = fertile): p = 0.8  q = 0.2
THE BINOMIAL DISTRIBUTION
OVERVIEW
 What is the probability of obtaining x successes in n trials?
 Example
⚫ What is the probability of obtaining 2 heads from a coin that
was tossed 5 times?
P(HHTTT) = (1/2)5 = 1/32
THE POISSON DISTRIBUTION
OVERVIEW
 When there is a large number of
trials, but a small probability of
success, binomial calculation
becomes impractical
⚫ Example: Number of deaths from
horse kicks in the Army in
different years
 The mean number of successes from
n trials is µ = np
⚫ Example: 64 deaths in 20 years
from thousands of soldiers
Simeon D. Poisson (1781-
1840)
THE POISSON DISTRIBUTION
 If we substitute µ/n for p, and let n tend to infinity, the
binomial distribution becomes the Poisson distribution:
P(x) =
e -µµx
x!
 Poisson distribution is applied where random events in space or
time are expected to occur
 Deviation from Poisson distribution may indicate some degree
of non-randomness in the events under study
 Investigation of cause may be of interest
THE POISSON DISTRIBUTION
EMISSION OF -PARTICLES
 Rutherford, Geiger, and Bateman (1910) counted the
number of -particles emitted by a film of polonium in
2608 successive intervals of one-eighth of a minute
⚫ What is n?
⚫ What is p?
 Do their data follow a Poisson distribution?
THE POISSON DISTRIBUTION
EMISSION OF -PARTICLES
No. -particles Observed
0 57
1 203
2 383
3 525
4 532
5 408
6 273
7 139
8 45
9 27
10 10
11 4
12 0
13 1
14 1
Over 14 0
Total 2608
 Calculation of µ:
µ = No. of particles per interval
= 10097/2608
= 3.87
 Expected values:
2680  P(x) =2608  e -3.87(3.87)x
x!
THE POISSON DISTRIBUTION
EMISSION OF -PARTICLES
No. -particles Observed Expected
0 57 54
1 203 210
2 383 407
3 525 525
4 532 508
5 408 394
6 273 254
7 139 140
8 45 68
9 27 29
10 10 11
11 4 4
12 0 1
13 1 1
14 1 1
Over 14 0 0
Total 2608 2680
THE POISSON DISTRIBUTION
EMISSION OF -PARTICLES
Random events
Regular events
Clumped events

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  • 1. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN POSSION AND BIONMIAL SAMPLING
  • 2. THE NORMAL DISTRIBUTION  Discovered in 1733 by de Moivre as an approximation to the binomial distribution when the number of trails is large  Derived in 1809 by Gauss  Importance lies in the Central Limit Theorem, which states that the sum of a large number of independent random variables (binomial, Poisson, etc.) will approximate a normal distribution ⚫ Example: Human height is determined by a large number of factors, both genetic and environmental, which are additive in their effects. Thus, it follows a normal distribution. Karl F. Gauss (1777-1855) Abraham de Moivre (1667- 1754)
  • 3. THE NORMAL DISTRIBUTION  Acontinuous random variable is said to be normally distributed with mean  and variance 2 if its probability density function is  f(x) is not the same as P(x) ⚫ P(x) would be 0 for every x because the normal distribution is continuous f (x) = 1 2 e(x  )2/22 ⚫ However, P(x1 < X ≤ x2) =  f(x)dx x1 x2
  • 4. THE NORMAL DISTRIBUTION 0.45 0.40 0.35 0.30 0.25 0.20 0.15 0.10 0.05 0.00 -3 -2.5 -2 -1.5 -1 -0.5 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 x f ( x )
  • 5. THE NORMAL DISTRIBUTION 0.45 0.40 0.35 0.30 0.25 0.20 0.15 0.10 0.05 0.00 -3 -2.5 -2 -1.5 -1 -0.5 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 x f ( x )
  • 6. THE NORMAL DISTRIBUTION LENGTH OF FISH  Asample of rock cod in Monterey Bay suggests that the mean length of these fish is  = 30 in. and 2 = 4 in.  Assume that the length of rock cod is a normal random variable  If we catch one of these fish in Monterey Bay, ⚫ What is the probability that it will be at least 31 in. long? ⚫ That it will be no more than 32 in. long? ⚫ That its length will be between 26 and 29 inches?
  • 7. THE NORMAL DISTRIBUTION LENGTH OF FISH  What is the probability that it will be at least 31 in. long? 0.25 0.20 0.15 0.10 0.05 0.00 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 Fish length (in.)
  • 8. THE NORMAL DISTRIBUTION LENGTH OF FISH  That it will be no more than 32 in. long? 0.25 0.20 0.15 0.10 0.05 0.00 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 Fish length (in.)
  • 9. THE NORMAL DISTRIBUTION LENGTH OF FISH  That its length will be between 26 and 29 inches? 0.25 0.20 0.15 0.10 0.05 0.00 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 Fish length (in.)
  • 10. THE BINOMIAL DISTRIBUTION BERNOULLI RANDOM VARIABLES  Imagine a simple trial with only two possible outcomes ⚫ Success (S) ⚫ Failure (F)  Examples ⚫ Toss of a coin (heads or tails) ⚫ Sex of a newborn (male or female) ⚫ Survival of an organism in a region (live or die) Jacob Bernoulli (1654- 1705)
  • 11. THE BINOMIAL DISTRIBUTION OVERVIEW  Suppose that the probability of success is p  What is the probability of failure? ⚫ q = 1 – p  Examples ⚫ Toss of a coin (S = head): p = 0.5  q = 0.5 ⚫ Roll of a die (S = 1): p = 0.1667  q = 0.8333 ⚫ Fertility of a chicken egg (S = fertile): p = 0.8  q = 0.2
  • 12. THE BINOMIAL DISTRIBUTION OVERVIEW  What is the probability of obtaining x successes in n trials?  Example ⚫ What is the probability of obtaining 2 heads from a coin that was tossed 5 times? P(HHTTT) = (1/2)5 = 1/32
  • 13. THE POISSON DISTRIBUTION OVERVIEW  When there is a large number of trials, but a small probability of success, binomial calculation becomes impractical ⚫ Example: Number of deaths from horse kicks in the Army in different years  The mean number of successes from n trials is µ = np ⚫ Example: 64 deaths in 20 years from thousands of soldiers Simeon D. Poisson (1781- 1840)
  • 14. THE POISSON DISTRIBUTION  If we substitute µ/n for p, and let n tend to infinity, the binomial distribution becomes the Poisson distribution: P(x) = e -µµx x!  Poisson distribution is applied where random events in space or time are expected to occur  Deviation from Poisson distribution may indicate some degree of non-randomness in the events under study  Investigation of cause may be of interest
  • 15. THE POISSON DISTRIBUTION EMISSION OF -PARTICLES  Rutherford, Geiger, and Bateman (1910) counted the number of -particles emitted by a film of polonium in 2608 successive intervals of one-eighth of a minute ⚫ What is n? ⚫ What is p?  Do their data follow a Poisson distribution?
  • 16. THE POISSON DISTRIBUTION EMISSION OF -PARTICLES No. -particles Observed 0 57 1 203 2 383 3 525 4 532 5 408 6 273 7 139 8 45 9 27 10 10 11 4 12 0 13 1 14 1 Over 14 0 Total 2608  Calculation of µ: µ = No. of particles per interval = 10097/2608 = 3.87  Expected values: 2680  P(x) =2608  e -3.87(3.87)x x!
  • 17. THE POISSON DISTRIBUTION EMISSION OF -PARTICLES No. -particles Observed Expected 0 57 54 1 203 210 2 383 407 3 525 525 4 532 508 5 408 394 6 273 254 7 139 140 8 45 68 9 27 29 10 10 11 11 4 4 12 0 1 13 1 1 14 1 1 Over 14 0 0 Total 2608 2680
  • 18. THE POISSON DISTRIBUTION EMISSION OF -PARTICLES Random events Regular events Clumped events