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Task Card 4 - The Normal Distribution

This document contains examples and questions about using the normal distribution to model pregnancy length and baby length at birth. It provides the mean and standard deviation for pregnancy length and baby length and has questions about calculating probabilities and percentiles for each distribution.

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Task Card 4 - The Normal Distribution

This document contains examples and questions about using the normal distribution to model pregnancy length and baby length at birth. It provides the mean and standard deviation for pregnancy length and baby length and has questions about calculating probabilities and percentiles for each distribution.

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Task Card 4: The Normal Distribution

Question 1
The length of a pregnancy (in days) is normally distributed with a mean of 268 days and
standard deviation of 15 days.

1. Beneath the “standard normal curve” above, type in the appropriate lengths of
pregnancies in days for 1 =1σ, 2 = 2σ, -1 = -1σ, etc.
(253,282)
(238, 297)
(223, 312)

2. The middle 68% of pregnancies last between ___253____ and ____283____ days.
The middle 95% of pregnancies last between ___238____ and ____298____ days.

3. Compute the probability that a pregnancy lasts between 270 and 290 days.
STATCRUNCH: STAT > CALCULATORS > NORMAL and choose “between”.
0.37573151

4. Compute the probability that a pregnancy lasts less than 250 days.
0.11506967

5. Compute the probability that a pregnancy lasts more than 300 days
0.0164487
6. How long is a pregnancy that is 2 standard deviations below the mean?
238

7. Compute the z-score for a pregnancy that lasts 290 days and interpret what it means in
the context of the problem, including if it is unusual (statistically significant)

1.466667

8. Compute the z-score for a pregnancy which lasts 240 days and interpret what it means in
the context of the problem, including if it is unusual (statistically significant).

-1.8666

9. Compute the length of a pregnancy at the 25th percentile.

167.5

10. Compute the length of a pregnancy at the 75th percentile.


278.3 Days

Question 2
The length of US babies at birth is normally distributed. μ = 20. 5 inches and σ = 0. 9 inches.

1. The middle 68% of babies at birth are between ___19.6____ and ____21.4______
2. The middle 95% of babies at birth are between ___18.7____ and ____22.3______
3. Find the length of a baby that is 2 standard deviations above the mean. (z = 2)
22.3

4. Compute the probability that a baby selected at random will be between 19.6 to 21.4
inches at birth.
0.68268949

5. What percentage of babies are longer than 21.4 inches at birth?


0.15865525

6. What is the probability a randomly selected baby is less than 20.5 inches at birth?
0.5

7. What is the probability a baby is between 19 and 22 inches at birth?


0.9044193

8. Compute the z-score for a baby at the 90th percentile.


1.28

9. Compute the z-score for a baby that is 20 inches at birth. Explain what this means. And is
the baby unusual?
-0.56

10. Compute the z-score for a baby that is 30 inches at birth. Explain what this means. And is
the baby unusual?
10.56

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