Revision as of 00:24, 15 June 2024 by Admin
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
BBy Bot
Jun 09'24

Exercise

In general, the Central Limit Theorem gives a better estimate than Chebyshev's inequality for the average of a sum. To see this, let [math]A_{25}[/math] be the average calculated in Exercise, and let [math]N[/math] be the normal approximation for [math]A_{25}[/math]. Modify your program in Exercise to provide a table of the function [math]F(x) = P(|A_{25} - 10| \geq x) = {}[/math] fraction of the total of 1000 trials for which [math]|A_{25} - 10| \geq x[/math]. Do the same for the function [math]f(x) = P(|N - 10| \geq x)[/math]. (You can use the normal table, Table, or the procedure NormalArea for this.) Now plot on the same axes the graphs of [math]F(x)[/math], [math]f(x)[/math], and the Chebyshev function [math]g(x) = 4/(3x^2)[/math]. How do [math]f(x)[/math] and [math]g(x)[/math] compare as estimates for [math]F(x)[/math]?