AreaundertheNormalCurve

NormalDistribution
Properties of a Normal Distribution

Areasunder the
NormalCurve

1. The normal distribution is bellshaped

Applicationof
NormalDistribution

3. The normal distribution is unimodal

2. The mean, median, and mode are equal and are

located at the center of the distribution
4. The normal distribution curve is symmetric about
the mean (the shape are same on both sides)
5. The normal distribution is continuous

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AreaundertheNormalCurve

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Properties of a Normal Distribution

6. The normal curve is asymptotic (it never touches the
xaxis)
7. The total area under the part of a normal
distribution curve is 1.00 or 100%
8. The area under the part of a normal curve that lies
within 1 standard deviation of the mean is 68%;
within 2 standard deviations, about 95%; and within
3 standard deviations, about 99.7%

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AreaundertheNormalCurve

Standard NormalDistribution

Steps for Finding a Probability for X

1. Draw a normal curve

2. Translate the problem into one of the following: P(0

< Z < b), P(a < Z < 0), P(X < a), P(X > b), or P(a < X < b).
Shade in the area on the normal curve

where Z = Z value
X = the value of any particular observation or
measurement
= population mean
= population standard deviation

3. Transform a (and/or b) into a Zvalue, using the Z

X
formula:
Z

4. Look up the transformed Zvalue on the Ztable (see

the preceding section) and find its probability
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AreaundertheNormalCurve

AreaundertheNormalCurve

Example1 Findtheareaunder thestandardnormal

distributioncurvebetweenZ =0andZ =1.85.

Example3 Findtheareaunder thestandardnormal

distributioncurvetotherightofZ =1.15.

Example2 Findtheareaunder thestandardnormal

distributioncurvebetweenZ =0andZ =1.15.

Example4 Findtheareaunder thestandardnormal

distributioncurvetotheleftofZ =1.85.

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AreaundertheNormalCurve

Example5 Findtheareaunder thestandardnormal

distributioncurvebetweenZ =0.75andZ =1.85.

Example7Findtheareaunder thestandardnormal
distributioncurvebetweenZ=1.15andZ=1.85.

Example6 Findtheareaunder thestandardnormal

distributioncurvebetweenZ=0.75andZ=1.85.

Example8 Findtheareaunder thestandardnormal

distributioncurvetotheleftofZ =1.15.

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AreaundertheNormalCurve

Example9 Findtheareaunder thestandardnormal

distributioncurvetotherightofZ =1.15.

Example11 FindtheZ valuesuchthattheareaunderthe

standardnormaldistributioncurvebetween0andZ
valueis0.3962.

Example10 Findtheareaunder thestandardnormal

distributioncurvetotherightofZ =1.15andtotheleft
ofZ =1.85.

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ApplicationoftheNormal
Distribution

ApplicationoftheNormal
Distribution

Example1 TheaveragePagibigsalaryloanforRFS
PharmacyInc.employeesis23,000.Ifthedebtis
normallydistributedwithastandarddeviationof2,500,
findtheprobabilitythattheemployeeoweslessthan
18,500.

Example2 Theaverageageofbankmanagersis40years.
Assumethevariableisnormallydistributed.Ifthe
standarddeviationis5years,findtheprobabilitythatthe
ageofarandomlyselectedbankmanagerwillbeinthe
rangebetween35and46yearsold.

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ApplicationoftheNormal
Distribution

ApplicationoftheNormal
Distribution

Example3 ToqualifyforaMastersdegreeprogramin
BusinessAdministrationatacertainuniversity,candidate
mustscoreinthetop20%onamentalabilitytest.The
testhasameanof180andastandarddeviationof25.
Findthelowestpossiblescoretoqualify.Assumethatthe
testscoresarenormallydistributed.

Exercises
1. Find the area under the standard normal
distribution curve
a. between Z = 0 and Z = 2.02.
b. to the right of Z = 1.38.
2. Find P(2.37 < Z < 0.37) using the standard normal
distribution.

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Exercises
3. A machine produces bolts with an average
diameter of 0.51 inch and a standard deviation of
0.01 inch. What percentage of the total production
would possess bolt diameters from 0.48 to 0.54
inch?
4. The daily income of bank auditors in SSS
Commercial Bank is normally distributed with a
mean of 675 and a standard deviation of 50.
What is the Z value for the income X of a bank
auditor who earns 550 daily?
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