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Lesson objectives
  At the end of this lesson, you are expected to:
  Identify the regions of the areas under the normal
curve;
  Express the areas under the normal curve as
probabilities or percentages;
  Determine the areas under the normal curve given
z-values.
Identifying Regions Under
the Normal Curve
1.  Study the curve and identify the shaded region in
terms of the z-score.
2.  Identify the same region in terms of area.
3.  Can you think of another way to identify the region.
Identifying Regions Under
the Normal Curve
  Draw a sketch of a normal curve.
  Draw a vertical line through the specified z-value and
shade the region.
1.  z = 0 and z = 1
2.  z = 0 and z = -1
3.  z = 1 and z = 2
4.  z = -1 and z = -2
5.  z = 2 and z = 3
6.  z = -2 and z = -3
Area Under the Normal Curve
between z = 1 and z =2
Area Under the Normal Curve
between z = 2 and z = 3
Proportions of Area Under
the Normal Curve
Understanding Proportions of
Areas Under the Normal Curve
In Figure 2.8, notice that 13.59% of the areas is
contained between z = 1 and z = 2; we find 2.15% of
the area is contained between the z-scores 2 and
3; and 0.13% of the area lies beyond the z-scores
3. If we sum up these values, they account for 50%
of the area. Now, since the distribution is
symmetrical, the same percentages hold for the
scores below the mean. These relationships are
shown in Figure 2.8.
Understanding Proportions of
Areas Under the Normal Curve
Using the z-Table in Determining
Areas Under the Normal Curve
when z is Given
  Find the area that corresponds to each of the
following z – values:

1. z = 0.3

2. z = 1.96

3. z = -1.15
Task
A.  Use the z-table to find the area that corresponds to
each of the following.
1. z = 0.56
2. z = 1.32
3. z = -1.05
4. z = -2.18
5. Z = -2.58