Recognizing Normal Distributions

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

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%

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%

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

What percent of a normal distribution lies outside of ±3 standard deviations?

• 99.7%

• .15%

• .3%

• 100%

The green normal distribution curve has a standard deviation of 20. Does the purple normal distribution curve have a standard deviation that is larger or smaller than 20?​ (a)  

• larger

• smaller

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

• 100

• 25

• .5

• 1

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

Between what two standard deviations of a normal distribution contain 68% of the data?

• one below and one above

• two below and two above

• two below and zero

• zero and two above

The scoring of modern IQ is such that Intelligence Quotients (IQs) have a normal distribution of μ= 100 and 𝞂 = 15.

Mensa International is a non-profit organization that accepts only people with IQ score within the top 2%. What level of IQ qualifies one to be a member of Mensa?

• 115

• 130.75

• 145

• 120