Chapter Summary

 A standard deviation normal curve is a normal probability

distribution that has a mean, μ = 0 and a standard
deviation, s = 1.
 The normal probability distribution has the following
properties:
1. The distribution curve is bell-shaped.
2. The curve is a symmetrical about its center
3. The mean, the median, and the mode concide at the
center
4. The width of the curve is determined by the standard
deviation of the distribution
5. The tails of the curve is determined by the standard
deviation of the distribution
6. The area under the curve is 1. Thus, it represents the
probability or proportion or the percentage
associated with specific sets of measurement values.
 Useful computing formuals
𝑥−𝜇
1. 𝑧 = σ
2. X = μ + zσ for computing a raw score above the mean
3. X = μ+ (-z)σ for computing a raw score below the
mean