Normal Probability Distributions

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%

The shelf life of a particular dairy product is normally distributed with a mean of 12 days and a standard deviation of 3 days.

About what percent of the products last between 12 and 15 days?

• 68%

• 34%

• 16%

• 2.5%

For a randomly selected subject in a standard normal distribution (mean is 0 and standard deviation is 1), find the probability of a score between 1.37 and 2.42.

• 0.078

• 0.785

• 0.223

• 0.023

Red blood cell counts of women are normally distributed with a mean of 4.577 and a standard deviation of 0.382.  What percentage of women have red blood cell counts in the normal range from 4.2 to 5.4?

• 82.3%

• 77.8%

• 72.6%

• 68%

This data is normally distributed.  What percent of the data is in the shaded region?

• 68%

• 95%

• 99.7%

• 50%

This data is normally distributed. If this histogram represents data from 500 people, HOW MANY people are within two standard deviations of the mean?

• 499

• 475

• 340

• 47500

Answer explanation

In a normal distribution, approximately 95% of the data falls within two standard deviations of the mean. For 500 people, this means about 475 people are within this range, making 475 the correct answer.

Find the area of the shaded region. 

• 0.16

• 0.84

• 0.68

• 0.34

Abigail collected data on the heights of 500 students in her school, and the data is normally distributed. HOW MANY students are within two standard deviations of the mean height?

• 499

• 475

• 340

• 47500

Answer explanation

In a normal distribution, approximately 95% of the data falls within two standard deviations of the mean. For 500 people, this means about 475 people are within this range, making 475 the correct answer.

What percent of people within 1 standard deviation of the mean?

• 99.7

• 34

• 68

• 95

The 40 yards sprint times for a soccer team are found to be normally distributed with a mean of 5.2 seconds and a standard deviation of 0.3 seconds.  What is the z-score for a player who runs a time of 5.6 seconds?

• -1.33

• 1.33

• 0.88

• 1.02