Algebra 2 9.8 Normal Distributions

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What does the z-score represent?

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The amount of standard deviations a data value is above or below the mean.

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What is the total area under the standard normal distribution curve?

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1

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What IQ level qualifies one to be a member of Mensa, given a normal distribution with μ=100 and 𝞂=15?

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130.75

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If a male long jumper's jump ranked in the 75th percentile, how long was his jump if the mean is 263 inches and the standard deviation is 14 inches?

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272.38 inches

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What proportion of teenagers have waist sizes greater than 31 inches if the average waist size is 29 inches with a standard deviation of 1.4 inches?

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7.6%.

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Define normal distribution.

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A probability distribution that is symmetric about the mean, showing that data near the mean are more frequent in occurrence than data far from the mean.

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What is the mean in a normal distribution?

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The average value of a set of data, which is the center of the normal distribution.

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What is the standard deviation in a normal distribution?

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A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values.

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What does the 68-95-99.7 rule state?

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In a normal distribution, approximately 68% of the data falls within one standard deviation of the mean, 95% within two standard deviations, and 99.7% within three standard deviations.

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How do you calculate a z-score?

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Z = (X - μ) / 𝞂, where X is the value, μ is the mean, and 𝞂 is the standard deviation.