Identifying Regions of Areas Under The Normal Curve

The document discusses identifying regions under the normal curve by area. It explains that the z-table provides the proportion of area between z-values, and areas can be expressed as probabilities or percentages. It provides an example of finding the area between z=1 and z=2 by subtracting the area below z=0 from the area below z=1. The document also outlines steps for using the z-table to find the area corresponding to a given z-value.

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Identifying Regions of Areas Under The Normal Curve

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IDENTIFYING REGIONS OF AREAS UNDER THE

NORMAL CURVE
Lesson Objectives

At the end of this lesson, you are expected to:

1. identify the regions of the areas under the normal

curve;
2. express the areas under the normal curve as
probabilities or percentages; and
3. determine the areas under the normal curve given z-
values.
Pre-Assessment
Lesson Introduction

The area under the curve is 1. So, we can

make the correspondence between area
and probability.
Discussion Points
Identifying Regions Under the Normal Curve

z-table provides the proportion of the area (or probability or percentage)

between any two specific values under the curve, regions under the curve
can be described in terms of area.

For example, the area of the region between z = 0 and z = 1 is given in the z-
table to be .3413.
Discussion Points
To find the area of the region between z = 1
and z = 2, we subtract .3413 from .4772
resulting in .1359. It is graphically shown
below.
Discussion Points
The regions under the normal curve in terms
of percent, the graph of the distribution
would look like this:
Discussion Points
Using the z-Table in Determining Areas Under the
Normal Curve when z is Given

Step 1. Write the given z-value into a three-digit

form.
Step 2.Find the first two digits in row.
Step 3. Locate the third digit in Column
Step 4. Take the area value at the intersection of
Row and Column.
Example 1

Find the area that corresponds to z=1.96.

Example 2
Find the area that corresponds to z=-1.15.
Exercises
Use the z-table to find the area that corresponds to each of the following:

1. z=.562.

2. z=1.323.

3. z = –1.054.

4. z = –2.185.

5. z = –2.58

Do the indicated task.

1. Explain why the proportion of the area to the left of z = –2.58 is .49%.

2. Explain why the total area of the region between z = –3 and z = 3 is 9974 or
Summary
Properties of the Normal Probability Distribution
 The distribution curve is bell-shaped.
 The curve is symmetrical about its center.
 The mean, the median, and the mode coincide at the
center.
 The width of the curve is determined by the standard
deviation of the distribution.
 The tails of the curve flatten out indefinitely along the
horizontal axis, always approaching the axis but never
touching it. That is, the curve is asymptotic to the base line.
 The area under the curve is 1. Thus, it represents the
probability or proportion or the percentage associated with
specific sets of measurement values.
Summary
Using the z-Table in Determining Areas Under the
Normal Curve when z is Given

Step 1. Write the given z-value into a three-digit

form.
Step 2.Find the first two digits in row.
Step 3. Locate the third digit in Column
Step 4. Take the area value at the intersection of
Row and Column.