HP 33S Owner's Manual

Statistics Programs
16–11
File name 33s-E-Manual-1008-Publication(1st).doc Page : 386
Printed Date : 2003/10/8 Size : 13.7 x 21.2 cm
Logarithmic Exponential Power
To start:
t
L
t
E
t
P
R 0.9965 0.9945 0.9959
M –139.0088 51.1312 8.9730
B 65.8446 0.0177 0.6640
Y (
y
ˆ
when X=37)
98.7508 98.5870 98.6845
X (
x
ˆ
when Y=101)
38.2857 38.3628 38.3151
Normal and Inverse–Normal Distributions
Normal distribution is frequently used to model the behavior of random variation
about a mean. This model assumes that the sample distribution is symmetric about
the mean, M, with a standard deviation, S, and approximates the shape of the
bell–shaped curve shown below. Given a value x, this program calculates the
probability that a random selection from the sample data will have a higher value.
This is known as the upper tail area, Q(x). This program also provides the inverse:
given a value Q(x), the program calculates the corresponding value x.
x
y
"Upper tail"
area
x
Q [x]
∫
÷÷−−
−=
x
x
xx
dxexQ
2))((
2
2
1
5.0)(
σ
πσ
This program uses the built–in integration feature of the HP 33s to integrate the
equation of the normal frequency curve. The inverse is obtained using Newton's
method to iteratively search for a value of x which yields the given probability
Q(x).

HP 33S Specifications

General

Type	Scientific
Form factor	Pocket
Product color	Silver
Digits	10 digits
Display number of lines	2 lines
Keyboard type	Alphanumeric
Menus and prompts	Yes

Weight and Dimensions

Dimensions (WxDxH)	157 x 16 x 81 mm