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Normal Distribution Applications

The document discusses the applications of normal distribution in solving various problems, including calculating probabilities related to blood volume, newspaper recycling, police academy qualifications, and systolic blood pressure. It provides specific examples with calculations to illustrate how to use the standard normal distribution formula. Each example includes the mean, standard deviation, and the resulting probabilities or cut-off scores.

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Normal Distribution Applications

The document discusses the applications of normal distribution in solving various problems, including calculating probabilities related to blood volume, newspaper recycling, police academy qualifications, and systolic blood pressure. It provides specific examples with calculations to illustrate how to use the standard normal distribution formula. Each example includes the mean, standard deviation, and the resulting probabilities or cut-off scores.

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NORMAL

DISTRIBUTION
(Applications)

ENGR. JORDAN RONQUILLO


Applications
 To solve problems by using the standard normal distribution,
transform the original by using the formula
Applications
Applications
Example 1: Liters of blood
An adult has on average 5.2 liters of blood. Assume the variable is
normally distributed and has a standard deviation of 0.3. Find the
percentage of people who have less than 5.4 liters of blood in their
system.

Ans: 0.7486 or 74.86%


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Example 2: Monthly Newspaper Recycling
Each month, an American household generates an average of 28
pounds of newspaper for garbage or recycling. Assume the variable
is approximately normally distributed and the standard deviation is 2
pounds. If a household is selected at random, find the probability
of its generating
a. Between 27 and 31 pounds per month
b. More than 30.2 pounds per month
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Ans:

a). 0.6247or 62.47%


b). 0.1357 or 13.57%
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Applications
Applications
Example 3: Police Academy Qualifications
To qualify for a police academy, candidates must score in the top
10% on a general abilities test. Assume the test scores are normally
distributed and the test has a mean of 200 and a standard deviation
of 20. Find the lowest possible score to qualify.

Ans: X = 225.6 or 226


“ 226 (cut-off) and scoring higher to qualify”
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Example 4: Systolic Blood Pressure
For a medical study, a researcher wishes to select people in the
middle 60% of the population based on blood pressure. Assuming
that blood pressure readings are normally distributed and the mean
systolic blood pressure is 120 and the standard deviation is 8, find
the upper and lower readings that would qualify people to
participate in the study.
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Ans:

X1 = 126.72
X2 = 113.28

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