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The document discusses the normal distribution, a probability distribution of a normal random variable characterized by its mean and standard deviation. It includes examples of converting raw scores to z-scores, calculating probabilities, and determining percentiles in various scenarios involving normal distributions. The document emphasizes the application of these concepts in real-life situations, such as job fairs and standardized tests.

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Application-for-Normal-Distribution (1) .PPTM

The document discusses the normal distribution, a probability distribution of a normal random variable characterized by its mean and standard deviation. It includes examples of converting raw scores to z-scores, calculating probabilities, and determining percentiles in various scenarios involving normal distributions. The document emphasizes the application of these concepts in real-life situations, such as job fairs and standardized tests.

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Applications of

Normal Distribution
RECALL

A normal random variable is a random variable that is


called “normal” as a way of suggesting the depiction of
a common or natural pattern that is observed in
real-life setting.

The normal curve is the graph of a normal random


variable.

The normal distribution is the probability distribution of


a normal random variable.
Convert a random variable
to a standard
normal variable
Objective compute probabilities
s involving the standard
normal distributions

solve problems involving


normal distribution
Let
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e th
is

In a job fair, 3000 applicants applied for a job. Their


mean age was found to be 28 with a standard
deviation of 4 years. How many applicants do you
think are below 20 years old?

Using our previous lesson, in what way do you think


we can determine the number of applicants?
CONVERTING A NORMAL RANDOM VARIABLE (X)
INTO A STANDARD NORMAL RANDOM VARIABLE (Z)

Raw scores may be composed of large values, but large values cannot be accommodated at
the baseline of the normal curve. So, you will convert any x-value of a normal distribution
to its standard normal variable by using the z-score formula. This process is known as
standardizing.

Definition:
Let the normal random variable X be normally distributed with a mean μ and the standard
deviation σ.
The z-score of a value x is defined as:
Example 1

X = 38 X = 47
Now it’s your Remember!!!

turn
Given a mean of 50 and a standard
deviation of 3 of the population of
Reading scores. Find the z-scores
of the following raw scores:
-
X = 44 X = 54 2
Remember!!!
Example 2

In an English test, the mean is 60 and


the standard deviation is 6. Assuming
the scores are normally distributed,
what percent of the scores is:

a. Greater than 65?

b. Less than 70?

c. Between 50 and 65?


Remember!!!
Example 2

In an English test, the mean is 60 and


the standard deviation is 6. Assuming
the scores are normally distributed,
what percent of the scores is:

a. Greater than 65?

Therefore, 20.33% of the


scores are greater than
65.
Remember!!!
Example 2

In an English test, the mean is 60 and


the standard deviation is 6. Assuming
the scores are normally distributed,
what percent of the scores is:

b. Less than 70?

Therefore, 95.25% of the


score are less than 70
Remember!!!
Example 2

In an English test, the mean is 60 and


the standard deviation is 6. Assuming
the scores are normally distributed,
what percent of the scores is:

c. Between 50 and 65?

Therefore, 74.92% of the


score between 50 and 65
Example 3

A division-wide aptitude test in Mathematics was


conducted to 1000 pupils. The mean of the test is
58 and the standard deviation is 12. The scores are
assumed to be approximately distributed.

What is the minimum score to be considered in the upper 10% of the group?

What is the score that divides the distribution into two such that 75% of
the cases are below it?

How many pupils got a score below 60?


Example 3
A division-wide aptitude test in Mathematics was conducted
to 1000 pupils. The mean of the test is 58 and the standard
deviation is 12. The scores are assumed to be approximately
distributed.

What is the minimum score to be considered in the upper 10% of the group?

Upper 10% Since we cannot find in the z-table an area which is equal to
0.9000, we will choose 0.8997, an area closest to it. Moreover,
we will have the corresponding z-score of 1.28.

Transforming the formula for z, we can determine the value of


To determine the z-score, we the normal random variable (minimum score) using:
must find in the z-table an area
which is equal to 0.9000 (or an
area closest to it)
Example 3
A division-wide aptitude test in Mathematics was conducted
to 1000 pupils. The mean of the test is 58 and the standard
deviation is 12. The scores are assumed to be approximately
distributed.

What is the minimum score to be considered in the upper 10% of the group?

Therefore, the minimum score should be 73 to


be considered in the upper 10% of the group.
Example 3
A division-wide aptitude test in Mathematics was conducted to 1000
pupils. The mean of the test is 58 and the standard deviation is 12. The
scores are assumed to be approximately distributed.

b. What is the score that divides the distribution into two such that 75%
of the cases are below it?
Since we cannot find in the z-table an area which is equal
to 0.7500, we will choose 0.7486, an area closest to it.
Lower Moreover, we will have the corresponding z-score of
75%
0.67.
25%
Z=0.67
To determine the z-score, we must
find in the z-table an area which is
equal to 0.7500 (or an area closest
to it)
Example 3
A division-wide aptitude test in Mathematics was conducted to 1000
pupils. The mean of the test is 58 and the standard deviation is 12. The
scores are assumed to be approximately distributed.

How many pupils got a score below 60?


Using the Since 0.17 has a corresponding
formula for z, cumulative area of 0.5675 then
we have

Therefore, there are approximately 568


Z = 0.17 pupils who got a score below 60.
Now, it’s your turn.
Reynie Muldoon took CSAT at Sivier University last week. Reports on a
student’s CSAT usually give the percentile as well as the actual score. In
2020, the total CSAT scores were assumed to be normally distributed
with a mean of 79 points and a standard deviation of 8 points. Reynie
scored 88.

What is the percentile rank of Reynie?

What was the minimum score to be considered in the upper 20% of


the distribution?

Answers: His percentage


rank is 87 86
Let’s practice more!
In a study of exercise, a large group of male runners walk on a treadmill
for 6 mins. Their heart rates in beats per minute vary from runner to
runner with mean of 104 bpm and a standard deviation of 12.5 bpm. The
heart rates for male nonrunners after the same exercise have mean of
130 bpm and a standard deviation of 17 bpm.

What percent of runners have heart rates above 130?

What percent of the nonrunners have heart rates above 130?


Questions
?

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