Normal Distributions
Z-Scores
Normal Probability
Applications
CLT & Sampling
100

A normal distribution is ______-shaped and symmetric.

Bell

100

What does a z-score tell you?  

How many standard deviations an observation is from the mean.

100

True or False: The total area under a normal curve is 1.

True

100

Fill in: The first step when solving a normal distribution application is to ______ the normal curve and desired area.

Draw

100

What does CLT stand for?

Central Limit Theorem

200

True or False: In a normal distribution, the mean, median, and mode are equal.

True

200

A student scores 85 on a test with μ = 80 and σ = 5. Find the z-score.

1

200

The standard normal table gives the area to the ______ of a z-score.

Left

200

If μ = 28 and σ = 2, what is the z-score for X = 30?

1

200

As sample size increases, the sampling distribution of the sample mean becomes more ______.

Normal

300

According to the Empirical Rule, approximately what percentage of observations fall within 2 standard deviations of the mean?

95%

300

A value has z = −2. What does the negative sign mean?

The value is 2 standard deviations below the mean.


300

Find P(Z > 2.11).  

0.0174

300

If μ = 200 and σ = 20, what raw score corresponds to z = 1.285?

225.7

300

If σ = 18 and n = 36, find σₓ̄.

3

400

Fill in: Approximately ______% of observations in a normal distribution fall within 3 standard deviations of the mean.

99.7%

400

A test has μ = 76 and σ = 4. A student scores 85. Find z.

2.25

400

Find P(−1.50 < Z < 2.12).

0.9162

400

A newspaper has μ = 28 and σ = 2. Find P(27 < X < 31).

0.6247

400

A population has μ = 9.6, σ = 1.8, and n = 36. Find the z-score for x̄ = 9.

-2.00

500

A distribution has mean = median = mode, is symmetric and bell-shaped, and has one peak. What type of distribution is this?

Normal distribution

500

A student scores 72 on a test with μ = 80 and σ = 4. Find the z-score and interpret it.

z = −2; 2 SD below the mean

500

Find P(0.54 ≤ Z ≤ 2.33).

0.2847

500

Exam scores are normally distributed with μ = 200 and σ = 20. What score represents the top 10%?

Approximately 225.7

500

A population has μ = 96 months, σ = 16 months, and n = 36. Find P(90 < x̄ < 100).

0.921

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