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LESSON 4.1 Application of the Normal Distribution Melc

The document explains the application of the normal distribution, detailing methods to calculate areas related to z-scores. It emphasizes the significance of the area under the normal curve in representing probabilities and population percentages. Additionally, it provides examples and exercises for solving problems involving normal distributions.

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LESSON 4.1 Application of the Normal Distribution Melc

The document explains the application of the normal distribution, detailing methods to calculate areas related to z-scores. It emphasizes the significance of the area under the normal curve in representing probabilities and population percentages. Additionally, it provides examples and exercises for solving problems involving normal distributions.

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Application of the

normal distribution
There are three possible variations of the problems involving the
area in a standard normal distribution.

1. To solve for the area at the left of the z-score, get the value
of the area in the table.
2. To solve for the area at the right of the z-score, get the value
of the area and subtract if from 1.
3. To solve for the area between two z-scores, get the values of
the area in the table and subtract the one with the higher
value by the one with the lower value.
YOUR TURN!

 Solve for the area in the given situations.

 1. P (Z < -2.12)
 2. Between the mean and z = 1.50
 3. At the right of z = 0.20
Solving Problems Involving Normal
Distributions

In solving problems involving a normal distribution, it is very important to


understand that the area under the normal curve may represent two things:

1. If the normal distribution is viewed as a probability distribution, the area


under the normal curve represents the probability that the random
variable will take on any value inside the defined interval.

2. If the normal distribution is viewed as a data distribution, the area under


the normal curve represents the percentage of the population that has
values within the defined interval.
Solving for the Area under the Normal
Curve

Step 1. Draw the normal distribution and shade the area


being sought.

Step 2. Convert the values of the random variable into


their corresponding z-scores and draw the standard
normal distribution

Step 3. Solve for the corresponding area by looking it up


in the table.
Examples

1. The temperature of heated water in a coffeemaker is a


continuous random variable that follows a normal distribution
with a mean of 92 degrees Celsius and a standard deviation
of 2 degrees Celsius. What is the probability that the
temperature of the heated water is greater than 94 degrees
Celsius?
2. The Grade 11 students of Merry Joy High School took a 100-
item Statistics exam. The scores fit a normal distribution with a
mean of 75 and a standard deviation of 10. What is the
percentage of students that got a score of 80 to 85?
 3. The scores of students who took a 100-item exam resemble a normal
distribution with a mean of 85 and a standard deviation of 5. The
teacher would like to get the lowest 10 percent of the scores and
invite those students for a remedial class. What range of scores
indicates inclusion in the remedial class?

 4. The scores of students in a 100-item exam resemble a normal


distribution with a mean of 75 and a standard deviation of 15. You
would like to divide the scores into quartiles so that the first quartile
(which is the lowest 25 percent of the group) gets a grade of D, the
second quartile gets a grade of C, the third quartile gets a grade of B,
and the fourth quartile (the highest 25 percent of the group) gets a
grade of A. What should be the cutoff for each grade?
Seatwork:
1. The number of guests in a hotel per day resembles a normal distribution with a
mean of 220 and a standard deviation of 30. One day, the z-score of the
number of guests was 2.3. How many guests did the hotel have on that day?
2. Given the mean of 50 and the standard deviation of 4 of a population of
Reading Scores. Find the z-value that corresponds to a score X = 58.
3. Ten thousand university applicants took a 200-item entrance test. The scores
of the applicants were recorded and were found to be normally distributed
with a mean of 150 and standard deviation of 25. If the university is only
accepting 2000 applicants, what must be the cutoff score to get into the
university?

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