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The Normal Distribution

LESSON 6.1

A normal distribution is a continuous, symmetric, bell-shaped distribution of a variable.

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Properties of the Theoretical Normal

Distribution

Properties of the Theoretical Normal

Distribution

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Shapes of Normal Distributions

The Standard Normal Distribution

The standard normal distribution is a normal distribution
with a mean of 0 and a standard deviation of 1.
All normally distributed variables can be transformed into
the standard normally distributed variable by using the
formula for the standard score:

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Finding the Area Under the Standard

Normal Distribution Curve

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The Standard Normal Distribution

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The Standard Normal Distribution

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Example #1
Find the area to left of 0.65.
Find the area to right of 1.75.
Find the area to left of -1.24
Find the area between -0.55 and 1.24
Find the area beteen 0.75 and 1.45