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FURTHER APPLICATIONS OF INTEGRATION
8.5Probability
In this section, we will learn about:
The application of calculus to probability.
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PROBABILITY
Calculus plays a role
in the analysis of random
behavior.
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PROBABILITY
Suppose we consider any of the
following:
Cholesterol level of a person chosen at random from a certain age group
Height of an adult female chosen at random
Lifetime of a randomly chosen battery of a certain type
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CONTINUOUS RANDOM VARIABLES
Such quantities are called continuous
random variables.
This is because their values actually range over an interval of real numbers—although they might be measured or recorded only to the nearest integer.
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PROBABILITY
Given the earlier instances, we might
want to know the probability that:
A blood cholesterol level is greater than 250.
The height of an adult female is between 60 and 70 inches.
The battery we are buying lasts between 100 and 200 hours.
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PROBABILITY
If X represents the lifetime of that type
of battery, we denote this last probability
as:
P(100 ≤ X ≤ 200)
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PROBABILITY
According to the frequency interpretation of
probability, that number is the long-run
proportion of all batteries of the specified type
whose lifetimes are between 100 and 200
hours.
As it represents a proportion, the probability naturally falls between 0 and 1.
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PROBABILITY DENSITY
Every continuous random variable X has
a probability density function f.
This means that the probability that X lies
between a and b is found by integrating f
from a to b:( ) ( )
b
aP a X b f x dx
Equation 1
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PROBABILITY DENSITY
Here is the graph of a model for the probability
density function f for a random variable X.
X is defined to be the height in inches of an adult female in the United States.
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PROBABILITY DENSITY
The probability that the height of a woman
chosen at random from this population is
between 60 and 70 inches is equal to the area
under the graph of f from 60 to 70.
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PROBABILITY DENSITY
In general, the probability density
function f of a random variable X
satisfies the condition f(x) ≥ 0 for all x.
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PROBABILITY DENSITY
As probabilities are measured on a scale
from 0 to 1, it follows that:
( ) 1f x dx
Equation 2
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PROBABILITY DENSITY
Let f(x) = 0.006x(10 – x) for 0 ≤ x ≤ 10
and f(x) = 0 for all other values of x.
a. Verify that f is a probability density function.
b. Find P(4 ≤ X ≤ 8).
Example 1
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PROBABILITY DENSITY
For 0 ≤ x ≤10, we have
0.006x(10 – x) ≤ 0.
So, f(x) ≥ 0 for all x.
Example 1 a
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PROBABILITY DENSITY
We also need to check that Equation 2 is
satisfied:
Hence, f is a probabilitydensity function.
10
0
10 2
0
102 313 0
10003
( ) 0.006 (10 )
0.006 (10 )
0.006 5
0.006(500 ) 1
f x dx x x dx
x x dx
x x
Example 1 a
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PROBABILITY DENSITY
The probability that X lies between
4 and 8 is:8
4
8 2
4
82 313 4
(4 8) ( )
0.006 (10 )
0.006 5
0.544
P X f x dx
x x dx
x x
Example 1 b
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PROBABILITY DENSITY
Phenomena such as waiting times
and equipment failure times are commonly
modeled by exponentially decreasing
probability density functions.
Find the exact form of such a function.
Example 2
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PROBABILITY DENSITY
Think of the random variable as being
the time you wait on hold before an agent
of a company you’re telephoning answers
your call.
So, instead of x, let’s use t to represent time, in minutes.
Example 2
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PROBABILITY DENSITY
If f is the probability density function and you
call at time t = 0, then, from Definition 1,
The probability that an agent answers within the first two minutes is represented by:
The probability that your call is answered during the fifth minute is represented by:
2
0( )f t dt
5
4( )f t dt
Example 2
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PROBABILITY DENSITY
It’s clear that
f(t) = 0 for t < 0
The agent can’t answer before you place the call.
Example 2
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PROBABILITY DENSITY
For t > 0, we are told to use an exponentially
decreasing function.
That is, a function of the form f(t) = Ae–c t,
where A and c are positive constants.
Therefore,0 if 0
( )if 0ct
tf t
Ae t
Example 2
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PROBABILITY DENSITY
We use Equation 2 to find the value of A:0
0
0
0
0
1 ( ) ( ) ( )
lim
lim
lim (1 )
ct
x ct
x
xct
x
cx
x
f t dt f t dt f t dt
Ae dt
Ae dt
Aec
A Ae
c c
Example 2
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PROBABILITY DENSITY
Therefore, A/c = 1, and so A = c.
Thus, every exponential density function
has the form0 if 0
( )if 0ct
tf t
ce t
Example 2
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PROBABILITY DENSITY
A typical graph is shown here.
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AVERAGE VALUES
Suppose you’re waiting for a company to
answer your phone call—and you wonder
how long, on average, you can expect to wait.
Let f(t) be the corresponding density function, where t is measured in minutes.
Then, think of a sample of N people who have called this company.
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AVERAGE VALUES
Most likely, none had to wait over an hour.
So, let’s restrict our attention to the interval
0 ≤ t ≤ 60.
Let’s divide that interval into n intervals of length Δt and endpoints 0, t1, t2, …, t60.
Think of Δt as lasting a minute, half a minute, 10 seconds, or even a second.
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AVERAGE VALUES
The probability that somebody’s call gets
answered during the time period from ti–1 to ti
is the area under the curve y = f(t) from
ti–1 to ti.
This is approximately equal to f( ) Δt. it
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This is the area of the approximating rectangle
in the figure, where is the midpoint of
the interval.
AVERAGE VALUES
it
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AVERAGE VALUES
The long-run proportion of calls
that get answered in the time period
from ti–1 to ti is f( ) Δt.it
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AVERAGE VALUES
So, out of our sample of N callers,
we expect that:
The number whose call was answered in that time period is approximately Nf( ) Δt.
The time that each waited is about .
it
it
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AVERAGE VALUES
Therefore, the total time they waited is
the product of these numbers:
approximately ( )i it Nf t t
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AVERAGE VALUES
Adding over all such intervals, we get
the approximate total of everybody’s
waiting times:
1
( )n
i ii
Nt f t t
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AVERAGE VALUES
Dividing by the number of callers N,
we get the approximate average waiting
time:
We recognize this as a Riemann sum for the function t f(t).
1
( )n
i ii
t f t t
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MEAN WAITING TIME
As the time interval shrinks (that is, Δt → 0
and n → ∞), this Riemann sum approaches
the integral
This integral is called the mean waiting time.
60
0( )t f t dt
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MEAN
In general, the mean of any probability
density function f is defined to be:
It is traditional to denote the mean by the Greek letter μ (mu).
( )
x f x dx
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INTERPRETING MEAN
The mean can be interpreted as:
The long-run average value of the random variable X
A measure of centrality of the probability density function
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EXPRESSING MEAN
The expression for the mean
resembles an integral we have
seen before.
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EXPRESSING MEAN
Suppose R is the region that lies
under the graph of f.
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EXPRESSING MEAN
Then, we know from Formula 8 in Section 8.3
that the x-coordinate of the centroid of R
is:
This is because of Equation 2.
( )( )
( )
x f x dxx x f x dx
f x dx
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EXPRESSING MEAN
Thus, a thin plate in the shape of R
balances at a point on the vertical line
x = µ.
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MEAN
Find the mean of the exponential
distribution of Example 2:
0 if 0( )
if 0
ct
tf t
ce t
Example 3
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MEAN
According to the definition of a mean,
we have:
( ) ctt f t dt tce dt
Example 3
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MEAN
To evaluate that integral, we use integration
by parts, with u = t and dv = ce–ct dt:
0 0
0 0
lim
lim
1 1lim
xct ct
x
xxct ct
x
cxcx
x
tce dt tce dt
te e dt
exe
c c c
Example 3
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MEAN
The mean is µ = 1/c.
So, we can rewrite the probability density
function as:
1 /
0 if 0( )
if 0
t
tf t
e t
Example 3
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AVERAGE VALUES
Suppose the average waiting time for
a customer’s call to be answered by
a company representative is five minutes.
a. Find the probability that a call is answered during the first minute.
b. Find the probability that a customer waits more than five minutes to be answered.
Example 4
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AVERAGE VALUES
We are given that the mean of the
exponential distribution is µ = 5 min.
So, from the result of Example 3, we know that the probability density function is:
/ 5
0 if 0( )
0.2 if 0
t
tf t
e t
Example 4 a
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AVERAGE VALUES
Thus, the probability that a call is answered
during the first minute is:
About 18% of customers’ calls are answered during the first minute.
1 1 /5
0 0
1/5
0
1/5
(0 1) ( ) 0.2
0.2( 5)
1 0.1813
t
t
P T f t dt e dt
e
e
Example 4 a
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AVERAGE VALUES
The probability that a customer waits more
than five minutes is:
About 37% of customers wait more than five minutes before their calls are answered.
/ 5 /5
5 5 5
1 /5
( 5) ( ) 0.2 lim 0.2
lim( )
10.368
xt t
x
x
x
P T f t dt e dt e dt
e e
e
Example 4 b
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AVERAGE VALUES
Notice the result of Example 4 b:
Though the mean waiting time is 5 minutes,
only 37% of callers wait more than 5 minutes.
The reason is that some callers have to wait much longer (maybe 10 or 15 minutes), and this brings up the average.
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MEDIAN
The median is another measure of
centrality of a probability density function.
That is a number m such that half the callers have a waiting time less than m and the other callers have a waiting time longer than m.
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MEDIAN
In general, the median of a probability
density function is the number m
such that:
This means that half the area under the graph of f lies to the right of m.
12( )
m f x dx
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NORMAL DISTRIBUTIONS
Many important random phenomena
are modeled by a normal distribution.
Examples are:
Test scores on aptitude tests
Heights and weights of individuals from a homogeneous population
Annual rainfall in a given location
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NORMAL DISTRIBUTIONS
This means that the probability density
function of the random variable X is
a member of the family of functions
2 2( ) /(2 )1( )
2xf x e
Equation 3
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NORMAL DISTRIBUTIONS
You can verify that the mean for
this function is µ.
2 2( ) /(2 )1( )
2xf x e
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STANDARD DEVIATION
The positive constant σ is called the standard
deviation.
It measures how spread out the values of X
are. It is denoted by the lowercase Greek letter σ (sigma).
2 2( ) /(2 )1( )
2xf x e
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STANDARD DEVIATION
From these bell-shaped graphs of members
of the family, we see that:
For small values of σ, the values of X are clustered about the mean.
For larger values of σ, the values of X are more spread out.
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STANDARD DEVIATION
Statisticians have methods
for using sets of data to estimate
µ and σ.
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NORMAL DISTRIBUTIONS
The factor is needed to make f
a probability density function.
In fact, it can be verified using the methods of multivariable calculus that:
1/( 2 )
2 2( ) /(2 )11
2
xe dx
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NORMAL DISTRIBUTIONS
Intelligence Quotient (IQ) scores are
distributed normally with mean 100 and
standard deviation 15.
The figure shows the corresponding probability density function.
Example 5
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NORMAL DISTRIBUTIONS
a. What percentage of the population has
an IQ score between 85 and 115?
b. What percentage has an IQ above 140?
Example 5
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NORMAL DISTRIBUTIONS
As IQ scores are normally distributed, we
use the probability density function given by
Equation 3 with µ = 100 and σ = 15:
2 2115 ( 100) / 2 15 )
85
(85 115)
1
15 2x
P X
e dx
Example 5 a
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From Section 7.5, recall that the function
doesn’t have an elementary
antiderivative.
So, we can’t evaluate the integral exactly.
NORMAL DISTRIBUTIONS
2xy e
Example 5 a
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NORMAL DISTRIBUTIONS
However, we can use the numerical
integration capability of a calculator or
computer (or the Midpoint Rule or Simpson’s
Rule) to estimate the integral.
Example 5 a
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NORMAL DISTRIBUTIONS
Doing so, we find that:
About 68% of the population has an IQ between 85 and 115—that is, within one standard deviation of the mean.
(85 115) 0.68P X
Example 5 a
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NORMAL DISTRIBUTIONS
The probability that the IQ score of a person
chosen at random is more than 140 is:
2( 100) / 450
140
1( 140)
15 2xP X e dx
Example 5 b
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NORMAL DISTRIBUTIONS
To avoid the improper integral, we
could approximate it by the integral
from 140 to 200.
It’s quite safe to say that people with an IQ over 200 are extremely rare.
Example 5 b
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NORMAL DISTRIBUTIONS
Then,
About 0.4% of the population has an IQ over 140.
2200 ( 100) / 450
140
1( 140)
15 20.0038
xP X e dx
Example 5 b