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Understanding Normal Distribution Basics

Normal distributions are symmetric and bell-shaped, with most data concentrated around the mean. Many natural phenomena follow a normal distribution, including heights, test scores, and measurement errors. The normal distribution has equal means, medians, and modes, with 50% of values falling below the mean and 50% above. IQ scores provide an example of a normal distribution, with a mean of 100 and standard deviation of 15.

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Understanding Normal Distribution Basics

Normal distributions are symmetric and bell-shaped, with most data concentrated around the mean. Many natural phenomena follow a normal distribution, including heights, test scores, and measurement errors. The normal distribution has equal means, medians, and modes, with 50% of values falling below the mean and 50% above. IQ scores provide an example of a normal distribution, with a mean of 100 and standard deviation of 15.

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Normal Distribution

Group 3
Normal Distribution
• Data can be "distributed" (spread out) in
different ways.
• But there are many cases where the data
tends to be around a central value with no
bias left or right, and it gets close to a
"Normal Distribution" like this:

• Sometimes called the bell curve, is a


distribution that occurs naturally in many
situations.
Many things closely follow a Normal
Distribution:
• heights of people
• size of things produced by machines
• errors in measurements
• blood pressure
• marks on a test
We say the data is "normally
distributed":
• The Normal Distribution has:
• mean = median = mode
• symmetry about the center
• 50% of values less than the mean 
and 50% greater than the mean
The scores for an “IQ Test” are normally distributed
(approximately) with a mean 100 and standard deviation
15. Use the 68-95-99.7 rule to answer the following:

• About what percent of people have IQ scores of


• a) Above 100?
• b) Above 145?
• c) Below 85?
Two most frequently used standard Scores:

• Z Scores: The standard score tell how far a raw


score is from the mean in standard deviation
unit. The formula is:

•
• Or
T Score:
• These are z- scores that are expressed in another
way. The formula is:

Or t= 50 + 10z
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