Workshop Number 4

RODOLFO B. LORENZO 3RD SatSun 1:00-5:30

1. The mean weekly television viewing time for children aged 2–11 years is 24.50
hours. Assume that the weekly television viewing times of such children are
normally distributed with a standard deviation of 6.23 hours and apply the
68.26%-95.44%-99.74% empirical rule to fill in the blanks.
a. 68.26% of all such children watch between 18.27 and 30.73 hours of TV per
week.
𝜇 − 𝜎 = 24.50 – 6.23 = 18.27 and 𝜇 + 𝜎 = 24.50 + 6.23 = 30.73
b. 95.44% of all such children watch between 12.04 and 36.96 hours of TV per
week.
𝜇 − 2𝜎 = 24.50 – 2(6.23) = 12.04 and 𝜇 + 2𝜎 = 24.50 + 2(6.23) = 36.96
c. 99.74% of all such children watch between 5.81 and 43.19 hours of TV per
week.
𝜇 − 3𝜎 = 24.50 – 3(6.23) = 5.81 and 𝜇 + 3𝜎 = 24.50 + 3(6.23) = 43.19

2. Find the area under the standard normal curve that lies
a. Between z = −2.12 and z= -1.67.
0.4830 - 0.4525 = 0.0305 or 3.05%
b. either to the left of -0.63 or to the right of 1.54.
0.5 – 0.2357 = 0.2625 or 26.25% 0.5 – 0.4382 = 0.0618 or 6.18%

3. A variable is normally distributed with mean 68 and standard deviation 10.

Find the percentage of all possible values of the variable that
a. lie between 73 and 80.
𝑿− 𝝁 𝟕𝟑− 𝟔𝟖
Z = 𝝈 = 𝟏𝟎 = 0.5 or 0.1915
𝑿− 𝝁 𝟖𝟎− 𝟔𝟖
Z = 𝝈 = 𝟏𝟎 = 1.2 or 0.3849
0.3849 – 0.1915 = 0.1934 or 19.34% of the scores
lie between 73 and 80
b. are at least 75.
𝒙−𝝁 𝟕𝟓−𝟔𝟖
P (x≥75) = P( 𝝈 ≥ 𝟏𝟎 )= P(z≥0.5) =0.2580
0.5 – 0.2580 = 0.2420 or 24.20% scores are at least
75
c. are at most 90.
𝒙−𝝁 𝟗𝟎−𝟔𝟖
P (x≤90) = P( 𝝈 ≤ 𝟏𝟎 )= P(z≤2.2) =0.4961
0.5 + 0.4861 = 0.9861 or 98.61% scores are at most
90
 4. Suppose that the language proficiency scores of 200 senior high school
students are normally distributed with a mean of 82 and a standard deviation of
5.
a. What is the percentile rank corresponding to a score of 90?
𝑿− 𝝁 𝟗𝟎− 𝟖𝟐
Z = 𝝈 = 𝟓 = 1.6 or 0.4452 + 0.5 = 0.9452 or 94.52nd
percentile
b. If a student is picked at random, what is the probability that his score is lower
than 75?
𝒙−𝝁 𝟕𝟓−𝟖𝟐
P (x<75) = P( 𝝈 < 𝟓 )= P(z<-1.4) =0.5 – 0.4192 =0.0808 or 8.08%
probability of randomly picking a student with a score lower than 75.
c. What minimum score should a student get to belong to the upper 5% of the
entire senior high school students?
X = Z𝝈 + 𝝁 =1.645(5) + 82 = 90.225 is the minimum score a student should
get to belong to the upper 5% of the entire senior high student
d. Between what two scores do we expect the middle 95% of the scores to fall?
X = 𝝁 − Z𝝈 =82 – 1.96(5)= 72.2 X = Z𝝈 + 𝝁 =1.96(5) + 82 = 91.8
The expected middle 95% scores fall between 72.2 and 91.8

e. Suppose it is known that 8% of the 200 students belong to the group with less
satisfactory language proficiency? What minimum score should a student post
to be classified to belong to the group with at least satisfactory language
proficiency?
X = 𝝁 − Z𝝈 = 82 – 1.405(5) = 74.975

5. The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is a standardized test that students

usually take before entering graduate school. According to the document
Interpreting Your GRE Scores, a publication of the Educational Testing Service,
the scores on the verbal portion of the GRE are (approximately) normally
distributed with mean 462 points and standard deviation 119 points.
a. Obtain and interpret the quartiles for these scores.
Q1 ≈ 𝝁 − Z𝝈 =462 – .675(119) = 381.675
Thus, 25% of the Examinees in the GRE obtained a score less than 381.675
on the verbal portion.

Q3 ≈ Z𝝈 + 𝝁 =.675(119) + 462 = 542.325

Thus, 75% of the Examinees in the GRE obtained a score less than 542.325
on the verbal portion.

b. Find and interpret the 99th percentile for these scores.

P99 ≈ Z𝝈 + 𝝁 =2.35(119) + 462 = 741.65
Thus the 99% of the Examinees in the GRE obtained a score less than
741.65
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