Normal Distribution

What shape is a normal distribution curve?

• Half curve

• Round curve

• Bell curve

• Square curve

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

• 25%

• 68%

• 95%

• 99.7%

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.

What is the Normal Range (68%) of the annual precipitation for Phoenix, if the average is 29 with a standard deviation of 3?

• 26-32

• 3-29

• 26-29

• 39-32

Use the following information and the Empirical Rule to estimate the answer.

The ages of golfers are normally distributed, with a mean of 38 and a standard deviation of 4.

There are 500 golf members at the Mathy Country Club. How many are younger than 34?

• 16

• 80

• 100

• 150