Topic: Normal Distribution

Related Concepts

• Mean and standard deviation: The normal distribution is characterized by its mean, which represents the central tendency, and its standard deviation, which measures the spread of the data.

• Z-scores: Z-scores allow us to standardize data and determine the relative position of a value within a normal distribution.

AP-Style Example Questions

1. Question: What percentage of data falls within one standard deviation of the mean in a normal distribution? Answer: Approximately 68% of the data falls within one standard deviation of the mean.

2. Question: If a dataset follows a normal distribution with a mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 10, what is the z-score for a value of 60? Answer: The z-score for a value of 60 is 1.

AP-Style Exercises

1. Exercise: Calculate the z-score for a value of 75 in a normal distribution with a mean of 60 and a standard deviation of 8. Answer: The z-score for a value of 75 is 1.875.

2. Exercise: Find the percentage of data that falls between two z-scores of -1 and 1 in a standard normal distribution. Answer: Approximately 68% of the data falls between two z-scores of -1 and 1.

3. Exercise: Given a normal distribution with a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 20, find the value that corresponds to a z-score of -2. Answer: The value that corresponds to a z-score of -2 is 60.

4. Exercise: Calculate the standard deviation for a normal distribution in which 95% of the data falls within a range of 80 to 120. Answer: The standard deviation is approximately 15.79.

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