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Normal Probability Distribution is a probability
distribution of continuous random variables.
+ Many random variables are either normally distributed
or, at least approximately normally distributed.
Examples: Height, Weights, and examination scores.
« It is easy for mathematical statisticians to work with the
normal curve. A number of hypothesis test and the
regression model are based on the assumption that the
underlying data have normal distributions.
Properties of a Normal Curve
Mean
Median
Mode
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* The distribution curve is be//-shaped (the curve is asymptotic to the base line)
* The curve is symmetrical about its center + The area under the curve is 1. thus, it
* The mean, median, and mode coincide at represents the probability or proportion or
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the center the percentage a
+ The tails of the curve flatten out indefinitely of measurement values
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«The change of value of the mean shifts the
graph of the normal curve to the right or to
the left.
* The standard deviation determines the shape
of the graphs (particularly the height and
width of the curve). When the standard
deviation is large, the normal curve is short
and wide, while a small value for the standard
deviation yields skinnier and taller graph.
The standard normal curve is a normal probability distribution that
has a u: = 0 and standard deviation o = 1.
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where:
Y = height of the curve particular values of X.
X = any score in the distribution
a = standard deviation of the population.
u = mean of the population
m = 3.1416
e = 2.7189
EMPIRICAL RULE
* The Empirical Rule is also referred to
as the 68-95-99.7% Rule. What it tells
us is that for a normally distributed
variable, the following are true:
+ Approximately 68% of the data lie
within 1 standard deviation of the
mean. Pru-o<X<u+to)
+ Approximately 95% of the data lie
within 2 standard deviations of the
mean. Pr(u
+ Approximately 99.7% of the data lie
within 3 standard deviations of the
mean.
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Example 1: What is the frequency and relative frequency of babies
weights that are within:
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5.16 | 5.63 | 6.18 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 7.34 | 8.47
2.93 | 4.38 | 5.26 | 5.84 | 6.19 | 6.56 | 6.83 | 7.35 | 8.6
3.48 | 4.69 | 5.32 | 5.87 | 6.24 | 6.61 | 7.19 | 7.35 | 9.01
3.99 | 4.94 | 5.37 | 6.11 | 6.38
a) One standard b) Two standard
deviation from deviations from the
the mean mean
26 out of 36, or 72%
34 out of 36, or 95%
u = 6.11
o = 1.63
c) Three standard
deviations from the
mean
36 out of 36,or 100%
> 2: The scores of the Senior High School students in their Statistics and
Probab ty quarterly examination are normally distributed with a mean of 35
and a standard deviation of 5. (Statistics and Probability, PIVOT) .
Answer the following questions:
a. What percent of the scores are between 30 to 40?
b. What scores fall within 95% of the distribution?
a) The scores that fall between 30 and 40 is approximately 68%, of the
distribution.
Example 2: The scores of the Senior High School students in their Statistics and
Probability quarterly examination are normally distributed with a mean of 35
and a standard deviation of 5. (Statistics and Probability, PIVOT) .
Answer the following questions:
a. What percent of the scores are between 30 to 40?
b, What scores fall within 95% of the distribution?
b) The scores corresponding to 95% of the distribution are scores from 25 up to 45.
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Example 3: Use Empirical rule to complete the following table. Write on the
respective column the range or interval of the scores based on the given
parameters.