Review of Minitab Commands for Exam 3


Random Variable Expected Value (Mean) Variance
Number of Successes n*p n*p*(1-p)
Proportion of Successes p p*(1-p)/n
Sample Average mu (sigma^2)/n

Chapter 5

Calculating Binomial Probabilities

Calc > Probability Distributions > Binomial

Approximating Binomial Probabilities

Calc > Probability Distributions > Normal

Appoximating Probabilities for Proportions

Calc > Probability Distributions > Normal

Chapter 6

Confidence Intervals for a Population Mean - When the Population Variance is Known

Stat > Basic Statistics > 1-Sample Z