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Chapters 13-15
Tuesday, November 27, 2018 12:43 PM

• Normal distribution
○ Symmetric bell shape with one peak (unimodal)
○ Mean, median, mode are all equal to each other
○ Described by mean and SD
○ Changing mean = changing center of distribution
○ Changing SD = changing of variability of distribution (wider or more
narrow)
○ Area under curve is equal to 1 (or 100%)
○ If we know it is normal, we can use the empirical rule
§ 68-95-99.7% rule
§ 68% of data falls within 1 SD
§ 95% within 2 SD
§ 99.7% within 3 SD
• Standard score
○ Usually called a Z-score
○ How many SDs does that value fall from the average
○ Can be positive or negative

• R value tells you if line is positive or negative and is more accurate if

closer to 1
• Comment on form, direction, and strength if given a scatter plot and
then asked to describe it