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6.1: Normal Distributions Date:5/13

A normal distribution is a continuous, symmetric, bell­shaped distribution of a

variable.

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Properties of the Theoretical Normal Distribution:

1. A normal distribution curve is bell­shaped

2. The mean, median, and mode are equal and are located at the
center
3. A normal distribution curve is unimodal
4. The curve is symmetric about the mean
5. The curve is continuous
6. The curve never touches the x­axis
7. The total area under the curve is equal to 1, or 100%
8. The area under the part of a normal curve that lies within 1
standard deviation of the mean is approximately 68%; within two
standard deviations about 95%; within three standard deviations
about 99.7%.

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THE STANDARD NORMAL DISTRIBUTION: a normal distribution with a

mean of 0 and a standard deviation of 1.

*To find the area under the standard normal distribution curve:

Step 1: Draw the normal distribution and shade the area

Step 2: Use Table E (Appendix C) to find the corresponding z­value
and area

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Ex 1). Find the area to the left of z = 2.06

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Ex 2). Find the area to the right of z = ­1.19

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Ex 3). Find the area between z = 1.68 and z = ­1.37

*We skipped #4

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Finding z­values:

Ex 5). Find the z value such that the area under the standard normal
distribution curve between 0 and the z value is 0.2123

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Ex 6). Find the z­score that corresponds to an area of 0.7

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Ex 7). Find the z­score that indicates P80, the 80th percentile

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Ex 8) Find the z­scores between which we will find 60% of the data

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Ex 9) Find the z­score that indicates P42

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Ex 10) Find the z­scores between which we will find 91% of the data

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Homework:
pg. 311 #6 ­ 38(eoe), 40 ­ 48(e)

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