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STANDARD NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
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6.53Z SCORE ( STANDARD
NORMAL DISTRIBUTION)
Mr. Julius C. Reyes
Standard Normal Distribution
A normal distribution is a bell-shaped distribution. Theoretically, a normal distribution is
continuous and may be depicted as a density curve, such as the one below.The distribution
plot belowis astandard normal distribution.A standard normal distribution has a mean of 0
and standard deviation of 1. This is also known as thez distribution.
A normal distribution, data is symmetrically distributed with no skew. When plotted on a
graph, the data follows a bell shape, with most values clustering around a central region and
tapering off as they go further away from the center.
Normal distributions are also called Gaussian distributions or bell curves because of their
shape.
What are the properties of normal distributions?
Normal distributions have key characteristics that are easy to spot in graphs:
•The mean, median and mode are exactly the same.
•The distribution is symmetric about the mean—half the values fall below the mean and
half above the mean.
• The distribution can be described by two values: the mean and the standard deviation.
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MEASURES OF RELATIVE POSITIONS
Z- Score
The z score let us know of how far away a data
point is from the mean of its set, in units of the
standard deviation of the set. In other words,
once you have calculated the mean of a data
set and its distribution, you can calculate how
many of these standard deviations separate
each data point from the mean, that is the z
score for each value.
How to calculate a z score
In order to calculate the z score of a population we follow the next formula:
Population Sample
Example 1
Using Z-score to Compare the Variation in Different Populations, look at the next case:
Charlie got a mark of 85 on a math test which had a mean of 75 and a standard
deviation of 5. Daisy got a mark of 75 on an English test which had a mean of 69 and a
standard deviation of 2. Relative to their respective mean and standard deviation, who got the
better grade?
We have the following information:
ZCh = Z Score for Charlie ZD = Z Score for Daisy
x = 85 x = 75
μ = 75 μ = 69
σ = 5 σ = 2
Solution
Charlie Daisy
Zch =
??????−µ
σ
ZD =
??????−µ
σ
Zch =
85−75
5
ZD =
75−69
2
Zch =
10
5
= 2 ZD =
6
2
= 3
After we have gotten the
corresponding z scores, how do we
know which of their grades is better?
Well, the results from equation 3 tell
us that Charlie got a test mark 2
standard deviations higher than the
mean of the class, while Daisy got a
mark that is 3 standard deviations
higher than the mean in her class.
Therefore, proportionally speaking,
Daisy did better within her class in
comparison to Charlie.
Area Under Normal Curve
To find a specific area under a normal curve, find the z-
score of the data value and use a Z-Score Table to find the
area. A Z-Score Table, is a table that shows the percentage of
values (or area percentage) to the left of a given z-score on a
standard normal distribution.
Case 1:
Use the Z-table to see the area under the value (x)
In the Z-table top row and the first column corresponds to the Z-values
and all the numbers in the middle correspond to the areas.
For example, a Z-score of -1.53 has an area of 0.0630 to the left of it. In
other words, p(Z<-1.53) = 0.0630.
For example, a Z-score of 0.83 has an area of 0.7967 to the left of it. So,
the Area to the right is 1 – 0.7967 = 0.2033.
Example
1.Find the area under the normal curve from
a. z≤1.18
b. z≥1.18
Z ≤1.18= .88100
Z ≥1.18=1−.88100
= .11900
Find
P(z < 2.37)
Solution
We use the table. Notice the picture on the table has shaded region
corresponding to the area to the left (below) a z-score. This is exactly what we
want. Below are a few lines of the table.
Find
P(z > 1.82)
Solution
In this case, we want the area to the right of 1.82. This is not what is given in
the table. We can use the identity
P(z > 1.82) = 1 - P(z < 1.82)
reading the table gives
P(z < 1.82) = .9656
Our answer is
P(z > 1.82) = 1 - .9656 = .0344
Find
P(-1.18 < z < 2.1)
Solution
Once again, the table does not exactly handle this type of area. However, the area between -
1.18 and 2.1 is equal to the area to the left of 2.1 minus the area to the left of -1.18.
That isP(-1.18 < z < 2.1)=P(z < 2.1) -P(z < -1.18)
To find P(z < 2.1) we rewrite it as P(z < 2.10) and use the table to get
P(z < 2.10) = .9821.
The table also tells us that
P(z < -1.18) = .1190
Now subtract to get
P(-1.18 < z < 2.1) = .9821 - .1190 = .8631
Suppose that the books in a math teacher's office have an average length of 350 pages,
with a standard deviation of 90 pages. What percentage of this math teacher's books are
longer than 500 pages?
First, calculate the Z-score: z=
?????? −µ
σ
The proportion of Z-scores to the left of
1.67 is 0.9525.
Another way to write this in math notation
is P(z≤1.67)=0.9525
However, the example asked for the percentage of books that have page counts greater than
500 pages. In other words, the percentage to the right of 1.67. To find this percentage,
subtract the table value from 1:
1−0.9525=0.0475
Thus, roughly 4.75% of books in the math teacher's collection are longer than 500 pages.
Another way to write this is P(z>1.67)=0.0475.