# R-program for Supplementary Exercise 5.40 of IPS7e # (b) # normal approximation pnorm((84+0.5-200*.4)/sqrt(200*.4*.6)) - pnorm((76-0.5-200*.4)/sqrt(200*.4*.6)) pnorm(84.5, 200*0.4, sqrt(200*.4*.6)) - pnorm(75.5, 200*0.4, sqrt(200*.4*.6)) # binomial distribution # P(76<=X<=84) = P(X<=84) - P(X<=75) pbinom(84,200,0.4) - pbinom(75,200,0.4) # (c) # normal approximation 1-pnorm((99+0.5-200*.4)/sqrt(200*.4*.6)) 1-pnorm(99.5, 200*.4, sqrt(200*.4*.6)) # binomial distribution 1-pbinom(99,200,0.4)