Statistics and

Probability
Quarter 3 – Module 10:
Illustrating a Normal Random
Variable and its Characteristics
Statistics and Probability – Grade 11
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 3 – Module 10: Illustrating a Normal Random Variable and its Characteristics
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 Statistics and
Probability
Quarter 3 – Module 10:
Illustrating a Normal Random
Variable and its Characteristics
Introductory Message
For the facilitator:

Welcome to the Statistics and Probability for Senior High School Alternative Delivery
Mode (ADM) Module on Illustrating a Normal Random Variable and its
Characteristics!

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 What I Need to Know

This module was designed to help you as a learner to illustrate the normal random
variable and its characteristics. You can also learn how a normal curve used in our
daily life through the application of the concepts of an empirical rule to approximate
the percentage of the random variables in the distribution. It is easy to understand
the functions or uses of normal distribution because the examples and problems are
based on the situations that we experience nowadays
In a previous module, you have learned about the Random Variable and its
Classification It also discussed the Probability Distributions of Discrete Random
Variables. This time, you will focus on the Normal Probability Distribution, also
called Normal Curve which is used to determine the probabilities of a continuous
random variable. On the other hand, the knowledge, skills, and attitude you acquired
about the percentage, mean and standard deviation is very useful to attain the target
objectives of this module

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. define a normal random variable;
2. illustrate a normal random variable and its characteristics; and
3. state and apply the concepts of the empirical rule or 68%-95%-
99.7% of the distribution.

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 What I Know

Let us see how far you will go and how much you know about this pretest. Please
answer all questions with your best and utmost honesty so that we can gauge your
learning in the target competency of this lesson. Let’s get started!

Direction: Read and analyze each item carefully. Choose the letter of the best answer.
Write the chosen letter on a separate sheet of paper.

1. The total area under the normal curve is _________.

A. -1 B. 0 C. 0.5 D. 1

2. The normal curve is bell-shaped.

A. False B. True C. Sometimes D. It depends

3. Which part of the normal curve is extended indefinitely in both directions along
the horizontal axis, approaching but never touching it?
A. center B. tail C. top D. spread

4. According to the property of a Normal Probability Distribution, the mean is equal

to what measures of central tendency?
A. median B. mode C. both A and B D. only A

5. Which of the following rules state that almost all data fall within the 1, 2, and 3
Standard Deviation of the Mean when the population is normally distributed?
A. Empirical rule
B. Lottery rule
C. Pascal’s triangle rule
D. Sampling rule

6. Under the curve, the area to the left of the mean is_________
A. 30% B. 47.72% C. 50% D. 68%

7. Using the empirical rule, the area under the normal distribution curve that lies
within three standard deviations from the mean is approximately 95%.
A. False
B. True
C. Sometimes
D. None of the Above

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8. Which of the following statements is CORRECT about the shape of the normal
curve?
A. The shape of the normal curve is based on the given Mean and Standard
Deviation of the distribution.
B. The shape of the normal curve is based on the given Mean and Median of
the distribution.
C. The shape of the normal curve is based on the given area and standard
Deviation of the distribution.
D. All of the above

9. Which of the following graphs is the BEST example of the normal curve?
A. B. C. D.

10. Based on the empirical rule, the bell-shaped distribution will have
approximately 68% of the data within what number of Standard Deviations
from the mean?
A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3

11. If the average age of retirement for the population in the Philippines is 65 years,
with a standard deviation of 5 years, what is the approximate age range in
which 68% of people retire?
A. 60 – 70 years B. 55 – 65 years C. 55 – 60 years D. 60 -65 years

12. If the mean and the standard deviation of a continuous random variable that is
normally distributed are 10 and 3 respectively, find an interval that contains
68% of the distribution.
A. [7, 13] B. [4, 13] C. [7, 16] D. [3, 10]

13. According to the 68%-95%-99.7% rule or better known as an empirical rule, the
standard deviation and mean interval that covers approximately 95% of the
data from a frequency distribution is____
A. 2µ ± 2ơ B. µ ± ơ C. µ ± 2ơ D. µ ± 3ơ

14. The first quarterly assessment result of Grade 11- HUMSS students in their
Statistics and Probability subject had scored with a mean of 40 and a
standard deviation of 8. A histogram of the data shows that the distribution is
normal.

Use the Empirical Rule to find the percentage of scores between 24 and 32.
A. 13.5% B. 68% C. 81.5% D. 95%

15. Suppose the distribution of data about the recovered victims of COVID 19
daily has a mean of 145 and a standard deviation of 22. How many standard
deviations away from the mean is a value of 101?
A. It is one standard deviation above the mean.
B. It is one standard deviation below the mean.

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 C. It is two standard deviations above the mean.
D. It is two standard deviations below the mean.

How did you find this pretest? Did you encounter both familiar and unfamiliar terms,
symbols, and notations? Kindly compare your answer in the Answer Key on the last
part of this module.

If you obtain 100% or a perfect score, skip the module and immediately move to the
next module. While in the event you missed a point, please proceed with the module
as it will enrich your knowledge in the normal distribution, especially in illustrating
the normal random variables and its characteristics.

Lesson Illustrating the Normal

1 Random Variable and its

Characteristics

Did you take a National Achievement Test or any Placement Tests? How about
measuring your height and weight during the first week of your PE class to know
your Body Mass Index? Have you ever tried to determine the location or make an
inference about your grades, height, or weight in the distribution? If not, this lesson
will teach you how to appreciate the importance of knowing the answer to those
questions?

What’s In

Let’s have a review first. Read the following statements carefully and determine
whether it is TRUE or FALSE. Write the word TRUE if it is correct and FALSE if it is
incorrect, then modify the statement to make it true.

________________1. Probability is the value greater than or equal to zero but less
than or equal to one.
________________2. Discrete variables are the infinite numerical values like heights,
weights, distance and length
________________3. 34% is also equal 0.34.
________________4. Mean, mode and standard deviation are the measures of central
tendency.
________________5. Mean is equal to the summation of scores divided by the
number of cases.

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 Notes to the Teacher

Here are the concepts that will help you guide the learners in
answering and understanding the above review questions.

1. The values of probability should be from 0 to 1 or 0% to 100%.

2. Discrete variables are the finite numerical values and obtained
through counting.

3. In expressing decimal to percent, just move the decimal point

twice to the right or multiply the given number by 100.

4. Measures of central tendency are the mean, median and mode.

Standard deviation is one of the measures of variability.
∑𝑥
5. Mean = (µ) = 𝑁

What’s New

A. The distribution of the height (X) in centimeter (cm) of the 16 teachers of SCNHS
was presented below. Construct a histogram for the random variable (X).

X F
138 1
139 2
140 3
141 4
142 3
143 2
144 1

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B. The following items show four pictures captured by the author during his travel
in the different places and constructed using GeoGebra application which
represents a common object. Analyze the group of pictures carefully then identify
the common object they represent. Write your answer by filling in the empty boxes
below each item. A hint is also provided for you.

1. 2. 3.

4. 5.

Can you define or describe each word that you have obtained in this activity?

1. ____________________________________________________________

2. ____________________________________________________________

3. ____________________________________________________________

4. ____________________________________________________________

5. ____________________________________________________________

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 What is It

How do you find the activity? How can you describe the graph you have made in
Activity A? Are the terms or words you obtained in Activity B will describe the graphs
in Activity A?

In the activity above, the distribution of the height of the teachers is one of the
examples of the distribution of a normal random variable because the set of
numerical values is normally distributed. Height is also described as a continuous
random variable. You have also noticed that the mean of the distribution can be
found at the center which is 141 cm and the distribution from the center to the right
is a mirror of the distribution to the left as shown in the figure and table below. See
Figure 1.

Normal Probability Distribution is a probability distribution of continuous

random variables. It shows graphical representations of random variables obtained
through measurement like the height and weight of the students, the percentile
ranks of the A&E (Accreditation and Equivalency) Test result of the Alternative
Learning System students, or any data with infinite values. It is used to describe the
characteristics of populations and help us visualize the inferences we make about
the population. It also used to determine the probabilities and percentile of the
continuous random variables in the distribution. For example, your grades in
Mathematics is one of the scores in the distribution, you can predict the location of
that score in the distribution and interpret it with regards to the mean and standard
deviation.

Properties of Normal Curve

The graphical representation of the normal distribution is popularly known as

a normal curve. The normal curve is described clearly by the following characteristics
1. The normal curve is bell-shaped.
2. The curve is symmetrical about its center. This means that, if we draw a
segment from the peak of the curve down to the horizontal axis, the segment
divides the normal curve into two equal parts or areas.

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 3. The mean, median, and mode coincide at the center. This also means that in
a normal distribution, or a distribution described by a normal curve, the
mean, median, and mode are equal.
4. The width of the curve is determined by the standard deviation of the
distribution.
5. The tails of the curve are plotted in both directions and flatten out
indefinitely along the horizontal axis. The tails are thus asymptotic to the
baseline. A portion of the graph that is asymptotic to a reference axis or
another graph is called an asymptote, always approaching another but never
touching it.
6. The total area under a normal curve is 1. This means that the normal curve
represents the probability, or the proportion, or the percentage associated
with specific sets of measurement values.

To visualize and understand the properties/characteristics of a normal

curve, please refer to figure 2, as shown below.

Fig. 2: Graph of a Normal Curve

A normally distributed random variable with a mean µ = 0 and standard

deviation ơ = 1 is called a standard normal variable. It is presented using standard
normal distribution where the center of the curve is zero, which is mean and added
one unit from the center to the right and subtract one unit from the center to the
left. This is shown below in figure 3.

Fig. 3: Standard Normal Distribution

The shape of a normal curve is based on the two given parameters, the mean
and the standard deviation of the distribution. When comparing two distributions
each described by the normal curve, the following are the three situations based on
the said parameters

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a. When the means are not equal, but the standard deviations are equal. (µ1
≠ µ2 ; ơ1 =ơ2 ), the curves have a similar shape but centered at different
points, as shown in figure 4.

Fig. 4: The Mean are Not Equal, but the Standard

Deviations are Equal.
b. When the means are equal, but the standard deviations are equal. (µ1 = µ2
; ơ1 ≠ ơ2 ), the curves are centered at the same point but they have

different height and spreads. as shown in figure 5.

Fig. 5: The Mean are Equal, but the Standard

Deviations are Not Equal.

c. When the means are different and the standard deviations are also
different (µ1≠ µ2 ; ơ1 ≠ ơ2 ), the curves are centered at different points and
vary in shapes, as shown in figure 6.

Fig. 6: The Means are Different and the Standard

Deviations are also Different

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EMPIRICAL RULE

You can easily understand the functions of normal probability distribution in

our real-life world using the empirical rule. Because this rule is used to roughly test
the distribution’s normality, if many data of a random variable fall outside the lower
and upper limits of the three-standard deviation, this means that the distribution is
not normal.
The empirical rule is better known as 68% - 95% - 99.70% rule. This rule
states that the data in the distribution lies within one (1), two (2), and three (3) of the
standard deviation from the mean are approximately 68%, 95%, and 99.70%,
respectively. Since the area of a normal curve is equal to 1 or 100% as stated on its
characteristics, there are only a few data which is 0.30% falls outside the 3-standard
deviation from the mean. For instance, the distribution of the grades of the Senior
High School students in Statistics and Probability for the Third Quarter is shown
below in Figure 7.

Fig.7. Distribution of the Grades of the SHS Students in Statistics and

Probability for the Third Quarter

Using the empirical rule, you can say that the distribution of the grades of the
Senior High School in Statistics and Probability are distributed normally because the
shape of the graph is bell-shaped and symmetric about its mean, which is 87. This
also indicates that most of the students’ grades fall close to the mean and fewer of
them are far below and/or above the mean

It can summarize the distribution in the following percentage:

• 68% of data lies within 1 standard deviation from the mean have a
grade of 83 to 91
• 95% of data lies within 2 standard deviations from the mean have a
grade of 79 to 95
• 99.70% of data lies within 3 standard deviations from the mean have a
grade of 83 to 9

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Illustrative Example 1:
The scores of the Senior High School students in their Statistics and
Probability quarterly examination are normally distributed with a mean of 35 and a
standard deviation of 5.

Answer the following questions:

a. What percent of the scores are between 30 to 40?
b. What scores fall within 95% of the distribution?

Solution:
Draw a standard normal curve and plot the mean at the center. Then, add the
standard deviation to the mean once and mark it to the right of the mean. Add twice
the standard deviation to the mean and put it to the right of the first sum. Then, add
thrice the standard deviation to the mean and mark it to the right of the second sum.
Do the same to the left. This time, instead of adding, subtract the standard deviation
from the mean. An illustration is provided below in figure 7:

Fig. 7: Distribution of Scores of Senior High School Students

Answer:
a. The scores 30 to 40 falls within the first standard deviation from the
mean. Therefore, the scores that fall between 30 and 40 is approximately
68% of the distribution.
b. Since 95% of the distribution lies within 2 standard deviations from the
mean, then the scores corresponding to this area of the distribution are
scores from 25 up to 45.

Illustrative Example 2:
The district nurse of Candelaria East needs to measure the BMI (Body
Mass Index) of the Alternative Learning System students. She found out
that the heights of male students are normally distributed with a mean of
160 cm and a standard deviation of 7 cm. Find the percentage of male
students whose height is within 153 cm to 174 cm.

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 Fig. 8: Distribution of BMI of the Alternative Learning System Students

Solution: The mean of this problem is 160, it is subtracted by 7 to the left (e.g. 160
-7 = 153; 153-7 = 146; 146 – 7 = 139) and add 7 to the right. (e.g. 160 + 7 = 167;
167 + 7 = 174 + 7 = 181).

As stated in figure 8, 153 cm falls at 1 standard deviation from the mean to

the left and the height of 174 cm falls at 2 standard deviations from the mean to
the right. Therefore, it covers the whole 68% and 13.5%. of the distribution and
the sum of it is 81.5%

ANSWER: 81.5% of the male students have a height between 153 cm to 174 cm.

What’s More

Activity 1.

A. True or False. Write the word TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE
if the statement is incorrect
_______1. The total area of the normal curve is 1.
_______2. Normal probability distribution is used to determine the
probabilities of a discrete random variable.
_______3. The mean, median and mode in a normal distribution have
the same value.
_______4. The distance of the number in the horizontal line or the x-axis
should always proportional.
_______5 The normal probability distribution has a mean µ = 1 and
standard deviation ơ = 0.

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Activity 2

A. Use Empirical rule to complete the following table. Write on the respective
column the range or interval of the scores based on the given parameters.

Mean Standard Deviation 68% 95% 99.7%

Ex 50 3 47 to 53 44 to 56 41 to 59
1 135 28
2 87 5.5
3 213 15
4 567 20
5 785 29

B. Illustrate the distribution in Activity 2.A through a diagram.

Activity 3.
Read and analyze the following problem to answer the question.

The government launched Enhanced Community Quarantine on March 15,

2020, as a preventive measure to fight the spread of COVID-19 in the country. Many
of us experienced difficulties in getting our daily needs like food or getting money to
pay for our bills and rentals. Our government gave financial support and food, but it
is not enough for the people. Fortunately, we are blessed because the spirit of love
and generosity is still present in the heart of our fellow countrymen. They donated
money, food, time, and other essential things.
Suppose you and your friends conducted a donation-drive in your barangay.
Each of the donors gave a certain amount with an average of Php 320.00 and a
standard deviation of Php 60.00. Assuming, it is normally distributed,
1. What percentage of the distribution that the amount falls between Php.
260.00 and Php 380.00?

2. How much of the donations fall in 95% of the distributions?

3. How much of the donations fall in 99.70% of the distributions?

What I Have Learned

1. A normal random variable is a set of a numerical value of continuous random

variables which is normally distributed.

2. Normal Distribution is a probability distribution of continuous random variables.

It also represents the probability, or the proportion, or the percentage associated
with specific sets of measurement values.

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3. A normal curve has the following characteristics:
a. It should be bell-shaped and symmetric about its center.
b. Both sides of the tails of a normal curve do not touch the horizontal axis.
c. In the horizontal axis, use 0 at the center where the mean is located and
use 1, 2, and 3 to the right and -1, -2 and -3 to the left. But still,
remember there is an integral part of each number. However, it is not
limited to the -3 and 3, it is extended indefinitely
d. The distances between numbers in the horizontal line or the x-axis are
always equal.

4. Empirical rule. This rule states that the data in the distribution lies within the 1,
2, and 3 of the standard deviation of the mean.

5. Sixty-eight percent (68%) of data lies within 1 standard deviation from the mean.
6. Ninety-five percent (95%) of data lies within the 2-standard deviation from the
mean.

7. Ninety-nine and seven-tenths percent (99.70%) of data lies within the 3-standard
deviation from the mean.

What I Can Do

MAKE A SURVEY

Materials Needed
1. Cellphone` 4. Calculator
2. Computer/Laptop 5. Short Bond Paper
3. Pen/pencil
Instructions
1. Contact at least 20 of your classmates through SMS or messenger apps.
2. Ask them for the result of their pre-test (What I Know) or pre-assessment
of this module
3. Compute the mean and standard deviation of the collected data includes
your own score.
4. Use the empirical rule, to answer the following questions
a. What is the interval or range of scores falls within 68%?
b. What is the interval or range of scores falls within 95%?
c. What is the interval or range of scores falls within 99.7%?
d. What is the interval or range of scores falls within 81.5%?
e. In which interval away from the mean does your score belong?

5. Illustrate the distribution of the data you obtained from this survey through a
diagram and put a mark on the interval where your score located.

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 RUBRICS
CRITERIA SCORES
ACCURACY (Collection, organization presentation and computation
(Mean and SD) of the data are correct) – 5pts
APPEARANCE (Illustration is constructed neatly, labels are written
clearly and it follows the characteristics of a normal curve) 5pts
Results on item number 4, A to E
TOTAL

Assessment

Direction: Read and analyze each item carefully. Choose the letter of the best answer.
Write the chosen letter on a separate sheet of paper.

1. What is half of the total area of the normal curve?

A. -1 B. 0 C. 0.5 D. 1
2. What is the shape of a Normal Probability Distributions?
A. bar B. bell C. circle D. line
3. Which part of a normal curve is asymptotic with the horizontal axis?
A. center B. curve C. tail D. top

4. Which of the following statements is the characteristic of a normal probability

distribution?
A. The three measures of central tendency such as mean, mode, and median
are equal.
B. The three measures of central tendency such as mean, mode, and median
are not equal
C. The two measures of central tendency such as mean and mode are equal
while the median is greater than zero
D. The two measures of central tendency such as mean and mode are equal
while the median is less than zero.

5. Which of the following statements describe the concepts of empirical rule?

A. It states that the data in the distribution lies within one (1), two (2), and
three (3) of the standard deviation from the mean are approximately 68%,
95% and 99.70%, respectively .
B. It states that the data in the distribution lies within 100%.
C. It states that the data in the distribution lies within one (1), two (2), and
three (3) of the standard deviation from the mean are exactly 68%, 95%
and 99.70%, respectively.
D. It states that the data is asymmetric.

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6. Under the curve, the area to the right of the mean is_________
A. 30% B. 47.72% C. 50% D. 68%

7. Which of the following parameters is the basis of the shape of the normal
curve?
A. mean B. standard deviation C. Variance D. Both A and B

8. What is the equivalent of the mean of the following graph?

A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3

9. Using the empirical rule, the area under the normal distribution that lies within
three standard deviations of the mean is approximately_____.
A. 68% B. 95% C. 97% D. 99.7%

10. Based on the empirical rule, the bell-shaped distribution will have
approximately 68% of the data within what number of standard deviations of
the mean?
A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D, 3

11. If the average age of retirement for the population in the Philippines is 65 years
and with a standard deviation of 5 years, what is the approximate age range in
which 95% of people retire?
A. 60 – 70 years B. 55 – 65 years C. 55 – 60 years D. 55- 75 years

12. If the mean and the standard deviation of a continuous random variable that is
normally distributed are 10 and 3, respectively, find an interval that contains
99.7% of the distribution.
A. [7, 16] B. [4, 16] C. [7, 16] D. [1, 19]

13. According to the 68%-95%-99.70% rule, the standard deviation and mean
interval that covers approximately 99.70% of the data from a frequency
distribution is____
A. 2µ ± 2ơ B. µ ± ơ C. µ ± 2ơ D. µ ± 3ơ

14. The first quarterly assessment result of Grade 11- STEM students in their
Statistics and Probability subject had scored with a mean of 40 and a standard
deviation of 8. A histogram of the data shows that the distribution is normal.
Use the Empirical Rule to find the percentage of scores between 24 and 48.
A. 13.5% B. 68% C. 81.5% D. 95%

15. Suppose that distribution of data about the number of deaths of COVID 19
positive has a mean of 45 and a standard deviation of 18. How many standard
deviations away from the mean is a value of 81?
A. It is one standard deviation above the mean
B. It is two standard deviations above the mean
C. It is one standard deviation below the mean
D. It is two standard deviations below the mean

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 Additional Activities

Read the following problems carefully. Apply the empirical rule and illustrate
your answer through a diagram.

1. IQ scores of the ALS students in the Division of Quezon are normally

distributed with a mean of 110 and a standard deviation of 10.

a. What percent of the distribution falls within the IQ scores of 100 to 130?

b. What percent of the distribution falls within the IQ scores of 90 to 140?

2. A normal distribution of data has a mean of 78 and a standard deviation of

9.

a. What scores fall within 68% of the distribution?

b. What scores fall within 95% of the distribution?

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What I What's More What's More
Know Activity 1
1. True 2. False 3. True 4. True Activity 3
1. D 5. False
2. B 1. 68%
3. B Activity 2 2. Php 200.00 to
4. C A
Php 440.00
5. A 68% 95% 99.7%
6. C 1 107-163 79-191 51-219 3. Php 140.00 to
7. A 2 81.5 – 92.5 76 - 98 70.5 – 103.5 Php 500.00
8. A 3 198 – 228 183 - 243 70.5 – 103.5
9. A 4 547 – 587 527 - 607 507 – 627
10. B
Assessment
5 756 – 814 727 - 843 698 - 872
11. A 1. C
12. A B. 2. B
13. C 3. C
14. A 4. A
15. D 5. A
1. 6. C
7. D
8. A
9. B
10. B
2.
11. D
12. D
13. D
14. C
15. B
3.
4.
5.
Answer Key
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Additional Activities
1. A. 81.50%
B. 97.35%
2. A. 69 to 87
b. 60 to 96
References

Books
Mahmot, Millard R. and Mamhot, Alice A. “Statistics and Probability”. Unlimited
Books Library Service & Publishing Inc., 2016.

Malate, Jose S. “Statistics and Probability”. Vicarish Publications and Trading, Inc.,
2017.

Ocampo, Jose M. and Marquez, Wimer G. Senior High Conceptual Math & Beyond,
Statistics and Probability. Brilliant Creations Publishing Inc., 2016.

Websites
http://davidmlane.com/hyperstat/z_table.html
https://www.khanacademy.org/

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