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CONCEPT NOTE 4
I. Topic:
Normal distribution: Identifying areas under the normal curve
II. Objectives
a. illustrates a normal random variable and its characteristics.
b. constructs a normal curve.
c. identifies regions under the normal curve corresponding to different
standard normal values
III. Concepts
NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
Properties of a Normal Probability Distribution
A normal probability distribution has the following properties
1. The normal probability distribution is bell-shaped
2. The curve is symmetric about its mean
3. The mean is equal to the median, and is also equal to the mode
4. The spread of the curve depends on the standard deviation of the
distribution
5. The tails of the curve flatten out indefinitely along the horizontal axis;
always approaching the axis but never touching it.
6.The area under the curve is 1 or 100%

Z – Table – is based on a normal distribution with mean µ = 0 and

standard deviation σ = 1 called standard normal distribution.

IDENTIFYING AREA IN A STANDARD NORMAL

DISTRIBUTION
Step 1. Construct a normal curve and locate the z score and its
corresponding area or probability
Step 2. Find the corresponding area in the z Table
Example 1
1. Find the area that corresponds to z = 1
Step 1. Construct a normal curve and locate the z score and its
corresponding area or probability.
 Step 2. Find the corresponding area in the z Table
z = 1 ↔ 0.3413 or 34.13% (z = 1 corresponds to the area 0.3413)

1. Find the area that corresponds to z = 1.05

z = 1.05 ↔ 0.3531 or 35.31%
ENHANCING KNOWLEDGE OF PROBABILITIES UNDER THE
NORMAL CURVE
Examples
1. Find the proportion of the area greater than z = -1

P(z>-1) = 0.3413 + 0.5000 = 0.8413 or 84.13%

2. Find the proportion of the area above z = 1
P(z>1) = 0.5000 – 0.3413 = 0.1587or 15.87%

ANSWER THIS!

IV. Exercises

Use the z Table to find the area that corresponds to each of the
following. Sketch and label each curve.

1. z = 0.56
2. z = 1.32
3. z = -1.05
4. z = -2.18
5. Between z = -0.50 and z = 0.50
6. below z = -0.58
7. at most z = -1.8
8. at least z = 1.96
9. to the right of z = 0.33

10. between z = -0.78 and z = -1.95