Finding the z-score

and percentile
Axl Ross T. Matic
Prayer
Review of
past lesson
 Learning Objectives
At the end of the period, the students are expected to:
a)recall the concepts related normal distribution
b)find the z-score of the given area of the curve
c) computes probabilities and percentiles using the standard
normal table
d) manifest industriousness by doing the activities given.
 Review of Previous Lesson
1. What is standard normal distribution?
2. What is the formula for finding the z-score?
3. What do you call the table that we use to get
the area of the standard normal distribution?
 Activity 1: Semordnilaps
Instructions: Identify the two words stated (Clue: they are spelt
backwards of each other
1. The most faithful animal –-- The one you are faithful to
2. Sweet things you eat after a meal –-- the feeling after taking a
hard exam
3. Container of your coffee --- you chew this one and make a
bubble out of it
4. A celestial body --- a household pests
5. A thing needed by a baby --- to pay back a debt or loan
Lesson Proper: Finding z-score
Let us reverse the process last lesson where we find the area under the z-
score. We are finding now the z-score when a certain area is given
Example 1: Find the z-score with area of 0.0022
STEP 1: Locate 0.0022 on the z table (since it is less than 0.5, it
must be on the negative Z table)
STEP 2: Find the z-score
Example 1: Find the z-score with area of 0.0022
STEP 2:

Therefore, the z-score is -2.85

Example 2: Find the z-score with area of 0.6255
STEP 1 : Locate 0.6255 on the z-table (since it is more
than 0.5, it must be on the positive Z table)

Step 2: Find the z-score

Therefore, the z-score is 0.32

Try it 1 : Find the z-score with
area of 0.3745
the z-score is -0.32
Lesson Proper: Locating Percentile
A percentile is a measure used in statistics indicating the value
below which a given percentage of observations in a group of
observations fall.

Imagine you took a standardized test and you scored 91 at the

89th percentile. This means that 89% of the examiners scored
lower than 91 and 11% scored higher than 91. This explains that
89th percentile is located where 89% of the total population lies
below and 11% lies above that point.
 To illustrate the 89th percentile of the normal
curve here are the steps:
1. Express the given percentage as probability,
remember 89% is the same as 0.8900.
2. Using the z-table (Cumulative Distribution
Function (CDF) of the Standard Normal Curve),
locate the area of 0.8900.
 To illustrate the 89th percentile of the normal
curve here are the steps:
3. There is no area corresponding exactly to 0.8900.
It is between of 0.8888 with a corresponding z -
score of 1.22 and 0.8907 with a corresponding z -
score of 1.23. The nearest value to 0.8900 is 0.8888
and therefore, the distribution lies below z = 1.22.
 To illustrate the 89th percentile of the normal
curve here are the steps:
4. Construct a normal curve and shade the region to
the left of 1.22.
Example 3:
Find the z-score of 17 percentile
th
Example 4:
Find the z-score of 48 percentile
th
Activity:
The class will be divided into four
groups, each will be given a
percentile problem. The group will
answer it within 7 minutes
Synthesis
1. What are the steps in finding the z-score
when the area is given?
2. How can we identify the z score when the
percentile is given?
3. What do you think is the application of
percentile in our lives?
Thank
You