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Performance Task 2 - Remedial

This document is a performance task for a remedial Statistics and Probability course, consisting of multiple-choice questions, true/false statements about normal distribution characteristics, calculations of z-scores, and probability computations. It includes a word problem related to an achievement test with given mean and standard deviation. The task assesses understanding of normal distribution concepts and calculations.

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Performance Task 2 - Remedial

This document is a performance task for a remedial Statistics and Probability course, consisting of multiple-choice questions, true/false statements about normal distribution characteristics, calculations of z-scores, and probability computations. It includes a word problem related to an achievement test with given mean and standard deviation. The task assesses understanding of normal distribution concepts and calculations.

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Performance Task 2 (Remedial)

Statistics and Probability


NAME: ________________________________ SCORE: ______________
SECTION: _____________________________ DATE: ________________

I. Multiple choice. Choose the best answer for each question. Write your answer in CAPITAL letter on the space
provided. (10 pts)
_______1. What determines how wide the normal curve is?
A. Mean B. Median C. Variance D. Standard deviation
_______2. As the normal curve extends in both directions, it gets closer and closer to which of the following?
A. The mean C. The standard deviation
B. The x-axis D. The highest point of the curve
_______3. What do we call values that indicate the point below which a specific percentage of data falls?
A.Quartiles B. Percentiles C. Standard deviations D. Outliers
_______4. The normal curve is _______________ to the x-axis, meaning the curve approaches but never actually
touches it.?
A. Asymptotic B. Symmetrical C. Skewed D. Discrete
_______5.Which of the following summarizes the approximate areas under the normal curve in four decimal places?
A. Z-score table C. Frequency histogram
B. Normal distribution graph D. Probability function
_______6.What is the total area under the normal curve?
A. Less than 0 B. Exactly 1 C. More than 1 D. Cannot be determined
_______7. According to the Empirical Rule, what percentage of data falls within two standard deviations from the
mean in a normal distribution?
A. 68.2% B. 95.4% C. 99.7% D. 50%
________8. What is the area under the normal curve to the right of the mean?
A. 0.25 B. 0.5 C. 1.0 D. 0.75
________9. Where does the highest point of the normal curve occur?
A. At X = 0 C. At X = the mean (μ)
B. At X = the median D. At X = the standard deviation (σ)
________10. According to the Empirical Rule, what percentage of data falls within three standard deviations from
the mean in a normal distribution?
A. 68.2% B. 95.4% C. 99.7% D. 50%

II. Write ND if the statement describes a characteristic of a normal distribution, and NND if it does not describe a
characteristic of a normal distribution. (5 pts)

______1. The graph of a normal distribution is a bell-shaped curve symmetric about the mean.
______2. In a normal distribution, the mean, median, and mode are the same.
______3. A normal distribution has a mean that is equal to the standard deviation.
______4. The normal curve gradually gets closer and closer to 0 on one side.
______5. The total area under the normal curve is equal to 1.

III. A normal distribution has μ=8 and σ=5. Find the z-scores for the given X-values. following z-scores.
(3 pts each)
1. 𝑋 = 15.8 2. 𝑋 = 1.7 3. 𝑋 = −8.5

IV. Compute the probabilities using the standard normal curve. (3 pts each)
1) 𝑃(𝑧 < 1.34) 5) 𝑃(−1.2 < 𝑧 < 1.34)
2) 𝑃(𝑧 > 1.34) 6) 𝑃(−1.2 < 𝑧 < −1.34)
3) 𝑎𝑡 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑡 𝑧 = −1.2 7) 𝑃(1.2 < 𝑧 < 1.34)
4) 𝑎𝑡 𝑚𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑧 = −1.2

VI. Word Problem


In an achievement test, the mean score is 65 and the standard deviation is 4. Assume that this is normally
distributed?p
A. What percentage got a score of 70? (5 pts)
B. What percentage got a score of 80 and above? (5 pts)

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