The Normal and Lognormal Distributions John Norstad j-norstad@northwestern.edu http://www.norstad.org February 2‚ 1999 Updated: November 3‚ 2011 Abstract The basic properties of the normal and lognormal distributions‚ with full proofs. We assume familiarity with elementary probability theory and with college-level calculus. 1 1 DEFINITIONS AND SUMMARY OF THE PROPOSITIONS 1 Definitions and Summary of the Propositions ∞ √ Proposition 1: −∞ 2 2 1 e−(x−µ) /2σ
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Vodafone India Sales and Distribution [Type the document subtitle] Varun Vivek (11BSPHH010935) Karan Ganju (11BSPHH010381) Vidhi Sharma (11BSPHH010944) Vidhi Saigal (11BSPHH010943) Introduction Industry Profile India’s telecommunication network is the third largest in the world and the second largest among the emerging economies of Asia on the basis of its customer base and it has one of the lowest tariffs in the world enabled by the hyper-competition in its market. Major sectors of
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The bricks encompassing the water narrow the water allowing it to fit through the pipes. 2) Why does the engineer Vitruvius recommend a three part water distribution in a town? A three part water distribution system was recommended by Vitruvius in towns‚ due to several reasons. The primary reason behind this logic was that water distribution would much easier and effective. Pipes were used for each connecting tank‚ allowing water to flow between
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service. E. pool car service. 2. Air express companies place many small packages into specially designed cylinders that conform to the interior dimensions of a cargo airplane. This practice protects the smaller packages and helps to reduce distribution costs. The air express companies are practicing: A. Containerization. B. Piggybacking. C. Freight forwarding. D. Cylinderization. E. None of the above. 3. A major benefit of _____ is that it protects the products and simplifies handling
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HOMEWORK 2 FROM CHAPTER 6 and 7‚ NORMAL DISTRIBUTION AND SAMPLING Instructor: Asiye Aydilek PART 1- Multiple Choice Questions ____ 1. For the standard normal probability distribution‚ the area to the left of the mean is a. –0.5 c. any value between 0 to 1 b. 0.5 d. 1 Answer: B The total area under the curve is 1. The area on the left is the half of 1 which is 0.5. ____ 2. Which of the following is not a characteristic of the normal probability distribution? a. The mean and median are equal
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Panadol mainly need wide distribution since the consumers do not want to go and seek everywhere for medicine when they need it. They need the products of Panadol to appear everywhere and it large amount so it is easy for them to purchase for their emergencies. For the case of medicine‚ the service level required is not so high. Therefore‚ based on the customers’ needs‚ the objectives of the Panadol Company regarding the distribution channel will have to be wide distribution. Their products must be
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Distribution models of few mobile phone companies: Apple Apple has sold the iPhone through Indian telecom providers‚ who bundle the phones with data services. As Indian telecom companies don’t subsidize the cost of iPhones‚ as in the U.S.‚ these sales have been limited. Recently tied up the local operations of Ingram Micro Inc and Redington (India) Ltd.‚ a local distributor with 12‚000 smaller partners across the country Samsung The Distribution of Samsung mobile phones is divided by zones
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1. a. “Statistics is the nerve center for Operations Research.” Discuss. b. State any four areas for the application of OR techniques in Financial Management‚ how it improves the performance of the organization. 2. At the beginning of a month‚ a lady has Rs. 30‚000 available in cash. She expects to receive certain revenues at the beginning of the months 1‚ 2‚ 3 and 4 and pay the bills after that‚ as detailed here: Month Revenue Bills 1 Rs
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12 Distribution Channels and Logistics Management 12.1 The nature of distribution channels Why are marketing intermediaries used? Why use intermediaries? Means giving up some control over how and to whom products are sold – They are used because they have greater efficiency in making goods available to target markets – Contacts‚ experience‚ specialization‚ scale of operation – N-to-M direct selling‚ N-to-1 + 1-to-M through channel – Producers make narrow assortments in large quantities
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Population distribution is how people are dispersed over a given area. Population distribution is measured by persons per square kilometer. An area (or country) can be densely populated‚ which means there is a high concentration of persons per square kilometer‚ or sparsely populated‚ which means there is a low concentration of persons per square kilometer. The distribution of population can be influenced by both physical and human factors. Physical factors include relief‚ climate‚ vegetation‚ soil
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