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Chapters 13 15 Lecture Notes 8

The document describes key aspects of the normal distribution including that it has a symmetric bell shape with a single peak, with the mean, median and mode all being equal. It also discusses how the normal distribution is described by its mean and standard deviation, and how changing these values impacts the distribution. The empirical rule for normal distributions is also stated, noting what percentage of data falls within 1, 2 and 3 standard deviations of the mean. Standard scores or z-scores are introduced as a way to indicate how many standard deviations a value is from the average.

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Chapters 13 15 Lecture Notes 8

The document describes key aspects of the normal distribution including that it has a symmetric bell shape with a single peak, with the mean, median and mode all being equal. It also discusses how the normal distribution is described by its mean and standard deviation, and how changing these values impacts the distribution. The empirical rule for normal distributions is also stated, noting what percentage of data falls within 1, 2 and 3 standard deviations of the mean. Standard scores or z-scores are introduced as a way to indicate how many standard deviations a value is from the average.

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Chapters 13-15
Tuesday, November 27, 2018 12:43 PM

• Normal distribution
○ Symmetric bell shape with one peak (unimodal)
○ Mean, median, mode are all equal to each other
○ Described by mean and SD
○ Changing mean = changing center of distribution
○ Changing SD = changing of variability of distribution (wider or more
narrow)
○ Area under curve is equal to 1 (or 100%)
○ If we know it is normal, we can use the empirical rule
§ 68-95-99.7% rule
§ 68% of data falls within 1 SD
§ 95% within 2 SD
§ 99.7% within 3 SD
• Standard score
○ Usually called a Z-score
○ How many SDs does that value fall from the average
○ Can be positive or negative

• R value tells you if line is positive or negative and is more accurate if


closer to 1
• Comment on form, direction, and strength if given a scatter plot and
then asked to describe it

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