THE

N O R MSTANDARD
AL DISTRIBUTION
BY: AMIE D. CANDELARIA
OBJEVTIVES
01 Defi ne Z- table

Identifi es
02 regions under
the normal
curve

NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
What’s More! 1. The curve of the distribution is bell-shaped.
2. In a normal distribution, the mean, median and mode are of equal
Directions: Read the values.
following statements 3. The normal curve gradually gets closer and closer to 0 on one side.
carefully. Write ND if 4. The curve is symmetrical about the mean.
the statement describes
5. The distance between the two inflection points of the normal curve
a characteristic of a
normal distribution,
is equal to the value of the mean.
and NND if it does not 6. A normal distribution has a mean that is also equal to the standard
describe a deviation.
characteristic of a 7. The two parameters of the normal distribution are the mean and the
normal distribution. standard deviation.
Write your answers on 8. The normal curve can be described as asymptotic.
a separate sheet of 9. Two standard deviations away from the left and right of the mean is
paper.
equal to 68.3%.
10. The area under the curve bounded by the x-axis is equal to 1.
 Multiple Choice: Choose the letter of the best
answer.
6. Which of the following symbols is used to denote
. What is another name for normal distribution?
1 the mean?
A. Gaussian distribution B. Poisson distribution. A. B. μ. C. α. D. ∞
C. Bernoulli’s distribution D. Probability distribution
7. Which of the following does not describe a
2. What is the total area in the distribution under the normal curve? A. asymptotic B. bell-shaped
curve? A. 0. B. 1. C. 2. D. 3 C. discrete D. symmetrical about the mean

3. What marks the change in the curve’s concavity? 8. What percent of the area under a normal curve is
B. curve. B. inflection points within 2 standard deviations? A. 68.3%.
C. mean. D. standard deviation B. 95.4% C. 99.7% D. 100%

4. Which value is found at the center of the normal 9. What percent of the area under a normal curve is
curve? A. mean B. median C. mode D. all of the above within 1 standard deviation? A. 68.3%
B. 95.4% C. 99.7% D. 100%
5. Which of the following is a parameter of normal
distribution? A. mean B. standard deviation 10. What percent of the area under a normal curve
C. mean and standard deviation D. none of the above is within 3 standard deviations? A. 68.3%
B. 95.4% C. 99.7% D. 100%
 Every normal curve corresponds to the “empirical rule” (also
called the 68 – 95 - 99.7% rule):

• about 68.3% of the area

under the curve falls within
1 standard deviation of the
mean
• about 95.4% of the area
under the curve falls within 2
standard deviations of the
mean

• about 99.7% of the

area under the curve
falls within 3 standard
deviations of the mean.
Directions: Observe the illustrations then
Let’s Do
answer the questions that follow. Write your
answers on a separate sheet of paper. This!
Guide Questions:
1. What is the mean?
Figure A: _______________
Figure B: _______________
2. What is the standard deviation?
Figure A: _______________
Figure B: _______________
3. What is the area of the shaded
region?
Figure A: _______________
Figure B: _______________
4. What did you do to identify the area
of the shaded region?
Figure A: _______________________
Figure B: ______________________
5. Did you use the same method?
________________________
Concep
t: Normal variable is standardized by setting the mean to 0 and standard
deviation to 1. The random variable defined by this distribution is called
the standard normal variable, denoted by z. This is for the purpose of
simplifying the process in approximating areas for normal curves.

A table was created to summarize the approximate areas under the standard
normal curve and to further simplify the process. This table of probabilities
is known as the z- table.
Concep
t: The outermost
column and row
represent the z-
values. The first
two digits of the z-
value are found in
the leftmost
column and the
last digit
(hundredth FAMILIES
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is found on the
first row.
 How to use z-
table?
Suppose the z-score is equal to 1.85, locate the first two
digits 1.8 in the leftmost column and the last digit, .05, can
be located at the first row. Then find their intersection
which gives the corresponding area. Therefore, given z =
1.85, the area is equal to 0.9678.
 EXAMPLES

2. Find the area that corresponds to z =

1.29
3. Find the area that corresponds to
z = 3
 EXAMPLE #4

5. Find the area that corresponds to z = -

2.33
6. Find the area that corresponds to z =
-0.12
Now that you already know how to use the z-table to find the
corresponding area for the z-score, let us identify the regions
under the normal curve that corresponds to different standard
normal values. In order to find the regions, a probability
notation is used.

The probability notation P(a < Z < b) indicates that the z-value is
between a and b, P(Z > a) means z-value is above a and P(Z < a)
means z-value is below a. It would not matter whether we are
considering P(Z < a) or P(Z ≤ a) or P(Z > a) or P(Z ≥ a)
1. Find the proportion of the area between z =
-1.25 and 2.19, this can be expressed as
P(-1.25 < Z < 2.19), read as the probability that Z
is greater than -1.25 but less than 2.19.
Solution:
STEP 1: Draw a normal curve and locate the z -
scores and shade.
STEP 2: Locate the corresponding area of the z -
scores in the z table.
z = -1.25 has a corresponding area of 0.1056
z = 2.19 has a corresponding area of 0.9857
STEP 3: If you are looking for the area between
two z - scores, simply subtract the corresponding
areas to arrive at the answer. Therefore, 0.9857 -
0.1056 = 0.8801 and the P(-1.25 < Z < 2.19) =
0.8801 or 88.01%
2. Compute the probability using the
standard normal curve.
a. P(Z < 1.67) = ______________
Solution:
STEP 1: Draw a normal curve and locate the
z - score and shade.
STEP 2: Locate the corresponding area of
the z - score in the z-table.
z = 1.67 has a corresponding area of 0.9525
STEP 3: If you are looking for a less than
area, the area in the table is the
-3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
answer, therefore the P(Z < 1.67) = 0.9525 or
95.25%.
3. P(Z > -0.65) = ______________
Solution:
STEP 1: Draw a normal curve and
locate the z - score and shade.
STEP 2: Locate the corresponding
area of the z - score in the z-table.
z = -0.65 has a corresponding area of
0.2578
STEP 3: If you are looking for a
greater than area, the area in the table
is subtracted from 1, therefore, 1.0000
– 0.2578 = 0.7422 , and the
P(Z > -0.65) = 0.7422 or 74.22%
Here are some more examples of its applications in the real
world:
Psychology: The normal curve is used in psychology to analyze
various traits and behaviors. For example, it can be used to analyze
personality traits or IQ scores.

Sports: The normal curve is used in sports to analyze athletes'

performances. It helps coaches and trainers understand the
distribution of performance levels among athletes and identify areas
where they need to improve.

Marketing: The normal curve is used in marketing to understand

consumer behavior. It helps marketers analyze the distribution of
consumer preferences and identify patterns in buying habits.
 Check Your
Understanding
Direction: Complete the given diagram
below by filling up the necessary details
about the steps in finding the probability
using the standard normal curve and
finding the z-scores

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 Check Your
Understanding
Compute the following probabilities
using the standard normal curve.
Construct a curve then shade the
region corresponding to the area.

1. P(Z > -1.53)

2. P(Z < 2.89)
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3. P(-1.65 < Z < 2.15)

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