NORMAL DISTRIBUTION

NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
CHAPTER 7 OBJECTIVES:
1. Identify the properties of a
normal curve
2. Solve problems involving
normal distributions
3. Learn and appreciate how to
use the table of area under
normal curve
Properties of a Normal Curve
1. The mean, median and mode coincide at one point
at the center of the distribution.
2. The curve is symmetrical and bell-shaped
3. The tail of the curve is asymptotic to the horizontal
line
4. Three standard deviation to the left & right of the
curve
5. The total area under normal curve is 100%
Standard Normal Curve
Formula for finding the standard score (z)

=

where:
=
=
=
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 Procedures:
1. If the areas above the mean or right of a positive z-
score, subtract the value in the table of the normal
curve area from 0.5000
2. If the areas below the mean or left of a positive z-
score, add the value in the table of the normal curve
areas to 0.5000
3. If the areas above the mean or right of a negative z-
score, add the value in the table of the normal curve
areas to 0.5000
4. If the areas below the mean or left of a negative z-
score, subtract the value in the table of the normal
curve areas from 0.5000
Example #1: Find the area of the normal
curve from 1.18
Step1: Sketch the curve.
Locate the measurement of
horizontal axis on the
indicated range of values

Step2: The area under the

curve over the description
of the event. The shaded
part is the area under the
normal curve of the event
1.18
continuation.
Step3: Use the standard
normal table to find
this area. Corresponding
to a measurement value of
= . is an area of
0.3810

For the area under

standard normal curve
from 1.18 is 0.8810.
Ans: 0.8810 or 88.10%
 Example2: What is the area under the normal
curve from 0.63
Solution:
1. Identify the range of values described by 0.63
2. Identify the area you need to find.(shade)
3. Look-up the appropriate area in your table. That area is
0.2357. since the condition is 0.63, we subtract 0.5 to
0.2357

Answer: 0.2643 or 26.43%

Example3: Find the area of the normal
curve from = 1.57 = 3.99
Solution:
1. Identify the range of values described from =
1.57 = 3.99
2. Identify the area you need to find. (shade)
Look-up the appropriate area in the table. That area of 1.57
is 0.4418 and 3.99 is 0.5000. since the condition is =
1.57 = 3.99, we add the area 0.4418 to 0.5000

Ans: 0.9418 or 94.18%

 Example4: Find the score corresponding
to the given area to the right of + = 0.2000
Solution:
The shade portion shows that the area to the right
of is 0.2000. to obtain the area we are looking for, we
subtract 0.2000 from the total area of the right half of the
normal curve. Hence, 0.5000-0.2000=0.3000. See the
figure
Example5: Find the z score corresponding to
the given area to the right of + 0.3520.
Solution:
The shade portion shows that the area to the right
of z is 0.3520. to obtain the area we are looking for, we
subtract to 0.3520 from the total area of the right half of
the normal curve. Hence, 0.5000-0.3520=0.1480

Ans: 0.38
 Application of the Standard
Normal Curve
Eg: The mean weight of college students is 70 kg and
the standard deviation is 3 kg. Assuming that the weight is
normally distributed, determine how many students weigh:
a) Between 60 and 70 kg
b) More than 72 kg
c) Less than 64 kg

Soln:
a) Between 60 and 75 kg
1. Convert raw score of 60 and 75 to z-score
6070
= 3
= 3.33
7570
= = 1.67
3
Continuation
2. Sketch the curve and
identify the area you
need to find (shaded
part)
3. The z value of 3.33
gives an area of 0.4996,
while z value of 1.67
corresponds to an area of
0.4525. The shaded area is
the sum between these
two given areas. Therefore,
the required area is
0.4996+0.4525=0.9521 or
95.21%
b) More than 72 kg
1) Convert raw score of 72 to
z score
72 70
= = 0.67
3
2) Sketch the curve and
identity the area you need to
find (shaded)
3) The z value of 0.67 gives an
area of 0.2486. From the shaded
area, we subtract 0.2486 from
the total area of the right half
of the normal curve. Hence,
0.5000-0.2486=0.2514 or 25.14%
c) Less than 64 kg
1) Convert raw score of 64 to z
score
64 70
= = 2
3
2) Sketch the curve and
identify the area you need to
find (shaded)

3) The z value of 2.00 gives an

area of 0.4772. From the
shaded area, we subtract
0.4772 from the total area of
the left half of the normal
curve. Hence, 0.5000-
0.4772=0.0228 or 28%
 THE END

Answer Exercise 7.1-7.10

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