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Normal Probability

Distribution
Normal Probability Distribution
Normal Probability Distribution is a probability
distribution of continuous random variables.
Many random variables are either normally distributed or, at
least approximately normally distributed.
Examples: Height, Weights, and examination scores.
It is easy for mathematical statisticians to work with the
normal curve. A number of hypothesis test and the
regression model are based on the assumption that the
underlying data have normal distributions.
Properties of Normal Probability
Distribution
1. The distribution curve is bell-shapes
2. The curve symmetrical about its center
3. The mean, median and mode coincide at the center
4. The width of the curve is determined by the standard deviation of the
distribution
5. The tails of the curve flatten out indefinitely along the horizontal axis, always
approaching the axis but never touching it. That is, the curve is asymptotic to
the base line
6. The area under the curve is 1. thus, it represents the probability or proportion
or the percentage associated with specific sets of measurement values.
• The change of value of the mean shifts the graph of
the normal curve to the right or to the left.

• The standard deviation determines the shape of the


graphs (particularly the height and width of the
curve). When the standard deviation is large, the
normal curve is short and wide, while a small value
for the standard deviation yields skinnier and taller
graph.
a.

b.

c.
The standard normal curve is a normal probability
distribution that has a = 0 and standard deviation = 1.

where:
Y = height of the curve particular values of X.
X = any score in the distribution
= standard deviation of the population.
= mean of the population
= 3.1416
e = 2.7183
EMPIRICAL RULE
•The Empirical Rule is also referred to as the 68 – 95 – 99.7 %
Rule.
•About 68% of the area under the curve falls within 1 standard
deviation of the mean.
•About 95% of the area under the curve falls within 2 standard
deviations of the mean.
•Nearly the entire distribution (about 99.7% of the area under the
curve) falls within 3 standard deviations of the mean.
Validating the empirical rule
Example 1. Consider the following data pertaining to hospital weights (in
pounds) of all the 36 babies that were born in the maternity ward of a certain
hospital.

The data have an average of 6.11 pound and a standard deviation of 1.61 pounds. What is the
frequency and relative frequency of babies’ weights that are within:
a. One standard deviation from the mean
b. Two standard deviation from the mean
c. Three standard deviation from the mean
Solution:

a. One standard deviation from the mean

Range:

Therefore, there are 26 babies out of 36 or


72% of the babies are within 1 standard
deviation from the mean.
Solution:

b. Two standard deviation from the mean

Range:

6.11 - 3.22
2.89 9.33

Therefore, there are 34 babies out of 36 or 94%


of the babies are within 2 standard deviation
from the mean.
Solution:

c. Three standard deviation from the mean

Range:

6.11 – 4.83
1.28 10.94

Therefore, there are 36 babies out of 36 or


100% of the babies are within 3 standard
deviation from the mean.
Example 2: 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. (Statistics and Probability, PIVOT)
Answer the following questions:
a. What percent of the scores are between 30 to 40?
b. What scores fall within 95% of the distribution?

a. The scores that fall between 30 to 40 is approximately 68% of the distribution.


Example 2: The scores of the Senior High School students in their Statistics
and Probability quarterly examination are normally distributed with a mean of
35and a standard deviation of 5. (Statistics and Probability, PIVOT)
Answer the following questions:
a. What percent of the scores are between 30 to 40?
b. What scores fall within 95% of the distribution?
b. The scores corresponding to
95% of the distribution are
scores from 25 to 45.
TRY IT OUT!
Use empirical rule to complete the following table. Write on the respective column the
range or interval of the scores on the given parameters.
Standard 68% 95% 99.7%
Mean
Deviation

a. 20 2

b. 87 5.5
TASK:

Fifty students were asked to run a 100-meter dash. The data below represent the time it took to finish
the dash. The mean time for the students is 15.8 seconds, and the standard deviations is
approximately 3.29 second.

16 14 14 16 21 14 17 15 16 21
14 10 9 20 12 12 19 11 15 14
18 18 13 18 23 8 20 13 16 23
16 17 15 18 17 16 13 15 18 19
12 12 15 17 14 16 17 16 16 21

Draw the normal curve, find the probability/relative frequency and the number of students
under/within;
a. 1 standard deviation
b. 2 standard deviation
c. 3. standard deviation

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