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How To Compute NORMAL DISTRIBUTION Problems Using EXCEL

The document provides guidance and answers to questions related to a PowerPoint presentation on the normal distribution. It explains how to calculate z-scores, find areas under the normal curve using z-tables or Excel, and find z-scores when given areas. Key steps include using the z-table to find areas for given z-scores or to find z-scores for given areas, and using Excel functions like NORM.DIST and NORM.INV. Worked examples demonstrate finding z-scores, areas, and inverse calculations for various normal distribution problems.

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How To Compute NORMAL DISTRIBUTION Problems Using EXCEL

The document provides guidance and answers to questions related to a PowerPoint presentation on the normal distribution. It explains how to calculate z-scores, find areas under the normal curve using z-tables or Excel, and find z-scores when given areas. Key steps include using the z-table to find areas for given z-scores or to find z-scores for given areas, and using Excel functions like NORM.DIST and NORM.INV. Worked examples demonstrate finding z-scores, areas, and inverse calculations for various normal distribution problems.

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GUIDE to the NORMAL DISTRIBUTION POWERPOINT PRESENTATION

Have your Table of Areas under the Normal Curve (The z – table) and Excel ready before
you start studying this lesson. Take note that the areas (numbers in decimal) provided in the
table are measured from the value of z score up to -∞; meaning those are areas on the left
side of the given z score.

ANSWERS to Questions in each slide in the powerpoint presentation:

FINDING THE STANDARD SCORE, z

Slide #4
140−100
z= =2 (140 is 2 standard deviations away from 100; the sign of 2 is + which
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implies that 140 is found on the right side of the mean. Note: The mean is at the center of
the distribution. If its value is 100, then 140 is found to its right because it is higher than
100)

In Excel:

Slide #5
160−100
z= =3 (160 is 3 standard deviations away from 100). You can also try solving
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this using Excel.
Slide #6
50−100
z= =−2.5 (50 is 2.5 standard deviations away from 100, the negative sign tells
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us that 50 is found on the left side of the mean)

Slide #8
145−100 60−40
z 1= =3 z 2= =4
15 5

(The score of 60 in test II is better because its standard score or z-score is higher: 4 > 3).

Slide #9
130−140
z Chem = =−2 z Math =4=−3
5

(Juan performed better in Chemistry because the standard score or z-score for Chemistry is
higher than the z-score in Math: -2 > -3).

FINDING THE AREA UNDER THE NORMAL CURVE (given the z-score)

Slide #11
Find the area to the left of z=0.84.
In symbols: p(Z<0.84)

In Excel, =NORMDIST(z,0,1,true)
This command will give you the area under the normal curve to the left of z.

**In a standard normal curve, the mean = 0 and the standard deviation = 1.

Using Excel, =NORMDIST(0.84,0,1,TRUE)


Answer: 0.7995

Another way to solve the above problem is by using the syntax


You can round-off the above value to 4-decimal places to get 0.7995.

In the “Standard Normal Probabilities” Table, locate 0.8 from the first column and 0.04
from the first row. The intersection of these 2 values is the area under the normal curve to
the left of z=0.84.

Slide #12
In Excel, =NORM.DIST(-1.22,0,1,true)
Answer: 0.1112

If you are using the “Standard Normal Probabilities” Table, follow the steps shown in Slide
#11. Get the value of the area at the intersection of -1.2 and 0.02. This value is 0.1112.

Thus, p(Z<-1.22) = 0.1112 or 11.12%

Slide #13
In Excel, =NORM.DIST(2.03,0,1,true) gives you the area to the left of z=2.03. To get the
area to the right of z=2.03, subtract this value from 1.0 (1.0 or 100% is the total area under
the normal curve)

p(Z>2.03) = 1 - p(Z<2.03) = 1 – 0.9788


Answer: 0.0212 or 2.12%

If you are using the “Standard Normal Probabilities” Table, follow the steps shown in Slide
#11. Get the value of the area at the intersection of 2.0 and 0.03. This value is 0.9788.
Subtract it from 1.0 and you will get 0.0212.

Slide #14
Find the area of z = -1.44 to the right.

In Excel, =NORM.DIST(-1.44,0,1,true) gives you the area to the left of z=-1.44. To get the
area to the right of z=-1.44, subtract this value from 1.0 (1.0 or 100% is the total area under
the normal curve)

=1- NORM.DIST(z,0,1,TRUE)
*use this syntax if the given area is to the right of the z score

p(Z>-1.44) = 1 - p(Z<-1.44) = 1 – 0.0749


Answer: 0.9251 or 92.51%

Slide #15
Find the area between z = 0.56 and z = 1.80.

=NORM.DIST(1.80,0,1,TRUE)-NORMDIST(0.56,0,1,TRUE)

Answer: 0.2518

p(0.56 < Z < -1.80) = 0.2518 or 25.18%

Slide #16
Find the area between z = -1.96 and z = 1.96.
p(-1.96 < Z < 1.96) = 0.9500
Answer: 0.9500 or 95%

NOTE:
If the z-score is not given, but the mean and SD are given, find the area under the
normal curve using the same syntax.
Example:
Thus, p(x<140) = .9772 or 97.72%.

FINDING THE STANDARD SCORE, z, when the area under the normal curve is
given.

Example:
Find the value of z if the area to its left is 33.36%.

Solution:
Using the “Standard Normal Probabilities” Table, look for 0.3336. Read the value across it
in the first column and the value above it in the first row. Add them (-0.4 + .03) to get z.
Answer: z = -0.43
In Excel; use the following syntax

You can also use


Rounding off the answer to 2-decimal places gives you -0.43.

Slide #17
Find the value of z if the area to the left of z is 35.94%.
In symbols, find z such that p(Z<z) = 0.3594.

In Excel: =NORM.INV(.3594,0,1)
Answer: z = =0.36
p(Z<-0.36) = 0.3594

NOTE: If you are using the “Standard Normal Probabilities” Table, and the area you
are looking for is not found in it, use the closest possible area.
Example: Find z such that p(Z<z) = 0.3635.
Solution:
In the table, the closest area you can see is 0.3632. Use this area and read the z score to its
left and above it.
Answer: z = -0.35
Slide #18
Find the value of z if the area to the right of z is 73%.
In symbols, find z such that p(Z>z) = 0.7300.

Solution:
Note: 73% is the area to the right of the unknown z score.
Since the areas under the normal curve provided in the table are measured from z to -∞
(or to the left of z), we need to subtract .73 from 1.0 to get the area to the left of z. Look for
0.2700 in the table. The closest value we can get is 0.2709 which is found at the
intersection of -0.6 and .01. Using this area, the answer is
z = -0.61.

In Excel: =NORM.INV(1-.73,0,1)
Answer: z = -0.61 and p(Z>-0.61) = 0.7300.

Slide #19
Find the values of z1 and z2 if the area between them is 90%. (90% is the middle area under
the normal curve.)
In symbols, find z1 and z2 such that p(z1 < Z < z2) = 0.9000.

Solution:
The total area under the normal curve is 1.0 or 100%.
1.0 - .90 = 0.10 (remaining area at the tails)
.10 / 2 = 0.05 (area on each tail of the curve)

The area to the left of z1 is 0.05 (5%) and the area to the left of z2 is 0.95 (95%).
From the “Standard Normal Probabilities” Table, the z-scores corresponding to these areas
are: z1 = -1.65 and z2 = 1.65.

In Excel,
To get z1: =NORM.INV(.05,0,1)
To get z2: =NORM.INV(.95,0,1)

Answer: z1 = -1.65 & z2 = 1.65.


So, p(-1.65 < Z < 1.65) = 0.9000

Slide #20

p ( x<3.0 )=¿?

x−μ 3−3.3
z= = =−0.5
σ .6

p ( z←0.50 )=¿?
In the “Standard Normal Probabilities” Table, the area at the intersection of -0.5 and 0.00 is
0.3085.
In Excel, =NORM.DIST(3,3.3,.6,true)
Answer: 0.3085

Slide #21
See steps used in Slide #20.
Answer: 0.0668

Slide #22
See steps used in Slide #20.
Answer: 0.6147

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