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Lesson 2.3 Standard Normal Curve and Z Scores

The document discusses the standard normal distribution and z-scores. It explains that a standard normal curve has a mean of 0 and standard deviation of 1. It then provides steps for using a z-table to find the area under the normal curve corresponding to given z-scores. Examples are given of finding areas for various z-scores. The document also discusses how to convert between raw scores and z-scores, allowing comparison of scores on different scales.

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Lesson 2.3 Standard Normal Curve and Z Scores

The document discusses the standard normal distribution and z-scores. It explains that a standard normal curve has a mean of 0 and standard deviation of 1. It then provides steps for using a z-table to find the area under the normal curve corresponding to given z-scores. Examples are given of finding areas for various z-scores. The document also discusses how to convert between raw scores and z-scores, allowing comparison of scores on different scales.

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The Standard Normal Curve

• A standard normal curve is a normal probability


distribution that has a mean of zero and a standard
deviation of one.
µ=0
σ=1
Areas Under the
Standard Normal Curve
Where
µ=0
σ =1
Reading
the Z-Table
The Standard Normal Distribution Table (z-Table) provides
the area between the mean and the
z-score.

For example, when z-score = 1.45, the area is 0.4265.


Steps in Finding the Area Under the
Normal Curve Using the Z-Table
1. Using the z-table, find the first two digits of
the given z-score on the left column.
2. Match the third digit with the appropriate
column on the right.
3. Read the area (or probability) at the
intersection of the row and the column.
Examples: Find the area between the mean and the given z-
score
1. z = 1.00
Area = 0.3413
2. z = 1.36
Area = 0.4131
3. z = -2.58
Area = 0.4951
4. z = -0.15
Area = 0.0596
5. z = 0.88
Area = 0.3106
6. z = 0.70
Area = 0.2580
7. z = -2.19
Area = 0.4857
8. z = 2.05
Area = 0.4798
9. z = -2.99
Area = 0.4986
10. z = 1.23
Area = 0.3907
Activity 6: Reading the z-table
Use the z-table to find the area that corresponds to each
of the following z-scores. Also, draw the normal curve and
shade the corresponding area for each z-score.

1. z = 0.56 6. z = -0.96
2. z = 1.32 7. z = -1.74
3. z = 3.10 8. z = 2.18
4. z = -1.18 9. z = -2.69
5. z = -2.34 10. z = 3.07
Activity 6: Answers

1. z = 0.56 ans. 0.2123 6. z = -0.96 ans. 0.3315


2. z = 1.32 ans. 0.4066 7. z = -1.74 ans. 0.4591
3. z = 3.10 ans. 0.4999 8. z = 2.18 ans. 0.4854
4. z = -1.18 ans. 0.3810 9. z = -2.69 ans. 0.4964
5. z = -2.34 ans. 0.4904 10. z = 3.07 ans. 0.4989
Standard Scores (Z-
Scores)
The z-score (standard score)
• The z-score is a measure of how many standard deviations
below or above the population mean a raw score is.
• These scores represent distances from the center (mean)
measured in standard deviation units.

z-scores standard
raw scores (x) 𝝁 −𝟑 𝝈  𝝁 −𝟐 𝝈 𝝁 −𝟏 𝝈  𝝁  𝝁+𝟏 𝝈 𝝁+𝟐 𝝈 𝝁+𝟑 𝝈
  non-standard
Example: Weights of Grade 11 Students
 

raw scores (x)


z-scores

*If you are 55 kg (raw score), then you are 1 standard deviation (z-score)
away from the mean.
Converting raw scores (x)
to z-scores
Importance of z-scores
We can compare raw scores
from different scales by
converting them to z-scores (that
is, standardizing the values).
Additionally, we can only use the
normal table using the z-scores.
Converting raw score (x) to z-score
• 
(for population data)

(for sample data)

where: x = raw score / measurement (age, weight, grade, etc.)


= population mean
= population standard deviation
x̅ = sample mean
s = sample standard deviation
Example 1: Convert the given raw score to
z-score.

• 
1.
2. x̄
3.
Example 2: Convert the given z-score to raw
score

• 
1.
2.
3. x̄
Activity 7: Converting raw scores to z-
scores and vice versa

•1.  6. 63
 

2. x̄ 7.
3. 8.
4. 9. x̄
5. x̄ 10. x̄

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