document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=309707>Question 309707</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Answer the following questions regarding the normal, standard normal and binomial distributions.  <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(A)  Why can the normal distribution be used as an approximation to the binomial distribution?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(B)  What conditions must be met in order to use the normal distribution to approximate the binomial distribution?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(C)  How does the standard normal distribution differ from the normal distribution </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #221555 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=221555\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (A) Why can the normal distribution be used as an approximation to the binomial distribution?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "As n approaches infinity the binomial distribution approaches a normal dist.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(B) What conditions must be met in order to use the normal distribution to approximate the binomial distribution?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "np and nq must be >=5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(C) How does the standard normal distribution differ from the normal distribution<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The standard has mean at zero and std = 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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