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The document outlines the properties of the normal distribution, including its bell-shaped curve, symmetry, and the relationship between mean, median, and mode. It provides examples of calculating areas under the standard normal curve using z-scores and demonstrates how to find specific areas between given z values. Additionally, it explains the concept of symmetry in the normal distribution when calculating areas for negative z values.

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The document outlines the properties of the normal distribution, including its bell-shaped curve, symmetry, and the relationship between mean, median, and mode. It provides examples of calculating areas under the standard normal curve using z-scores and demonstrates how to find specific areas between given z values. Additionally, it explains the concept of symmetry in the normal distribution when calculating areas for negative z values.

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NORMAL DISTRIBUTION

Properties of the Normal Distribution

1. The normal distribution curve is bell-shaped.

2. The mean, median, and mode are equal and located at the center of
the distribution.

3. The normal distribution curve is unimodal.

4. The curve is symmetrical about the mean.

5. The curve is continuous.

6. The curve never touches the x-axis.

7. The total area under the normal distribution curve is equal to 1 or


𝜇 100%.
𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒 − 𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑛
𝑧=
𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑑𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛

𝑋−𝜇
𝑧=
𝜎 𝜇=0
Graph of Standard Normal Curve
FINDING THE AREAS UNDER THE STANDARD NORMAL CURVE

Area under standard


normal
curve between 0 to z

Standard normal
curve between 0 and
a specified number z
Example #1
Determine the area under the standard normal curve between 0 and 1.96
Solution:
First go down the left-hand column, labeled z to 1.9 Then go across
that row until the column 0.06.

Area under the standard 0 and 1.96 = 0.4750


Example#2
Determine the area under the standard normal curve between z = - 1.53 and 0.

Solution:
Apply the fact that the standard normal curve is symmetric about 0.
First, find the area between 0 and 1.53. Go down the z column to 1.5 and then across that
row until the column 0.03. The number is 0.4370.
By symmetry, the area between -1.53 and 0 is also 0.4370.
Area = 0.4370

z = 1.53 z = - 1.53

z values can be negative, area must be positive


Example #3
Find the area under the normal curve to the right of z = 0.71

Solution:
The area between z = 0 and z = 0.71 is 0.2612.
Because the total area to the right of z = 0 is 0.5, the area to the right of 0.71 must be
0.5 – 0.2612 = 0.2389
Example #4
Find the area under the standard normal curve to the left of z = - 2.12

Solution
By symmetry, find first the area between z = - 2.12 is 0.4830 and z = 0.4 Since the
area under the standard normal curve to the left of z = 0 is 0.5, then the area to its
left must be

0.5 - 0.483 = 0.017


Example #5
Find the area under the standard normal curve between z = 1.08 and z = 2.96.

Solution
The area between z = 0 and z = 1.08 is 0.3599
The area between z = 0 and z = 2.96 is 0.4985

Area = 0.4985 – 0.3599 = 0.1386


Example #6 Determine the area under the standard normal curve between z = -
1.3 and z = 0.99

Solution:
To find the area, simply add the area between -1.3 and 0 to the area between 0
and 0.99.

𝐴1 ∶ Area between - 1.3 and 0 = 𝐴1 = 0.4032

𝐴2 ∶ Area between 0 and 0.99 = 𝐴2 = 0.3389

Required Area:
𝐴 = 𝐴1 + 𝐴2
A = 0.4032 + 0.3389

A = 0.7421
Example #7 Find the z value for which the area under the standard normal curve to
the right of that value is 0.0329.

Solution:.;
The area under the standard normal curve to the right of z = 0 equals 0.5.
Therefore, the area between z = 0 and the required z value must be

0.5 - 0.0329 = 0.4671


Using the z table, search the body for the area 0.4671, then z value is 1.84

0.0329

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