Statistics Review Normal Distribution

The distribution of heights of adult American men is approximately Normal with mean 69 inches and standard deviation 2.5 inches. What percent of men are between 64 and 66.5 inches tall? 

• 50%

• 2.5%

• 13.5%

• 34%

At a local high school, GPA's are normally distributed with a mean of 2.9 and standard deviation of 0.6. What percentage of students at the high school have a GPA between 2.3 and 3.5?

• 68%

• 99.7%

• 95%

• 84%

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

• 100

• 25

• .5

• 1

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

• 25%

• 68%

• 95%

• 99.7%

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

The mean number of accidents a week at a company is 6.4 with a standard deviation of 1.5.  What proportion of weeks would you expect to have less than 5 accidents?

• 0.6915

• 0.1762

• 0.8238

• -0.93

The mean number of accidents a week at a company is 6.4 with a standard deviation of 1.5.  What proportion of weeks would you expect to have more than 7 accidents?

• 0.3446

• 0.2856

• 0.4

• 0.6554

The average waist size for teenage males is 29 inches with a standard deviation of 1.4 inch. 
If waist sizes are normally distributed, estimate the proportion of teenagers who will have waist   sizes greater than 31 inches?

• 92.4%

• 10.5%

• 16%

• 7.6%

Given a mean of 75 and a standard deviation of 7, what percentage of scores are above 82?

• 34%

• 81.5%

• 16%

• 2.5%

The ages of the population of people living in Meru area in Ipoh are Normally distributed with mean 43 and standard deviation 14

The town has a population of 5,000.

How many would you expect to be aged between 22 and 57?

You can use this Standard Normal Distribution curve:

• 1750

• 3860

• 3870

• 4330