8-6 Normal Distribution

What shape is a normal distribution curve?

• Half curve
• Round curve
• Bell curve
• Square curve

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

• 100
• 25
• .5
• 1

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Which is NOT true about the normal distribution curve?

• It is bell-shaped.

• The mean, median, and mode are approximately equal

• The smaller the standard deviation, the less spread in the curve.

• It is asymmetrical.

According to the empirical rule, what percentage of data falls within 1 standard deviation? 

• 25%
• 68%
• 95%
• 99.7%

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1.  Which best describes the shaded part of this normal distribution graph?  

• All data that is one or higher.
• All data that is one or more standard deviations above the mean.
• All data that is between 1 and 3.
• All data that is above the mean.

The mean GPA of students in a course at UCDavis is 3.2 with a standard deviation of 0.3. What percent of students in the course have a GPA between  2.9 and 3.8? 

• 81.5%
• 47.5%
• 68%
• 95%

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Given a mean of 75 and a standard deviation of 7, how many students out of 500 would score between 68 and 82

• 11

• 2

• 340

• 498

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434 Company pack coffee in bags marked as 250 g

A large number of packs of coffee were weighed and the mean and standard deviation were calculated as 255 g and 2.5 g respectively.

Assuming this data is normally distributed, what percentage of packs are underweight?

• 2.5%

• 3.5%

• 4%

• 5%

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In a survey of men in the United States (ages 20-29), the mean height was 69.6 inches with a standard deviation of 3.0 inches. Find the minimum height in the top 17.5% .

• 69.98 in

• 71.18 in

• 72.40 in

• 73.01 in

In a Standard Distribution Curve, find the z-score for the lowest 7th percentile.

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