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ACTIVITY 1 – NORMAL DISTRIBUTION

(Individual Task)

Subject: Psychological Statistics Date Given: January 30, 2024

Name: Martin A. Maandig Due Date: February 2, 2024

Instructions: Find the areas under the normal curve.

1. P (−0 .73 <Z <0 . 63 )

SOLUTION: P (−0.73< Z< 0.63 )=P ( Z< 0.63 )−P ( Z<−0.73 )
P ( Z <0.63 )−P ( Z ←0.73 ) =0.7357−0.2327=0 .503 ≈ 50 .3 %
2. P (−0 .14 < Z< 1. 23 )
SOLUTION: P (−0.14< Z <1.23 ) =P ( Z <1.23 )−P ( Z←0.14 )
P ( Z <1.23 )−P ( Z ←0.14 )=0.8907−0.4443=0 . 4464 ≈ 44 .64 %
3. P ( 0 .26 <Z < 0 .87 )
SOLUTION: P ( 0.26< Z <0.87 ) =P ( Z <0.87 )−P ( Z <0.26 )
P ( Z <0.87 )−P ( Z <0.26 )=0.8078−0.6026=0 . 2052≈ 20 . 52 %
4. P (−1 .0< Z <−0 . 2 )
SOLUTION: P (−1.0< Z<−0.2 )=P ( Z <−0.2 )−P ( Z <−1.0 )
P ( Z <−0.2 )−P ( Z <−1.0 ) =0.4207−0.1587=0 .262 ≈ 26 . 2%
5. P (−1 .13< Z <2 .23 )
SOLUTION: P (−1.13< Z< 2.23 )=P ( Z <2.23 )−P ( Z ←1.13 )
P ( Z <2.23 )−P ( Z ←1.13 )=0.9871−0.1292=0. 8579 ≈ 85 . 79 %
6. P ( Z >−1 . 26 )
SOLUTION: P ( Z >−1.26 )=1−P ( Z<−1.26 )
1−0.1038=0 . 8962 ≈ 89 .62 %
7. P(Z >0 .18)
SOLUTION: P ( Z >0.18 )=1−P ( Z<−0.18 )
1−0.4286=0 . 5714 ≈ 57 . 14 %
8. P ( Z <−1 . 18 )
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SOLUTION: P ( Z <−1.18 )=0 . 1190≈ 11. 90 %

9. P ( Z <0 . 66 )
SOLUTION: P ( Z <0.66 )=0 . 7454 ≈ 74 . 54 %
10. P ( Z >−2 . 13 )
SOLUTION: P ( Z >−2.13 )=0 . 0166 ≈ 1. 66 %

APPLICATION OF THE NORMAL DISTRIBUTION

Problem 1. A set of scores in a Stat. exam is approximately normally distributed with a

mean of 74 and a standard deviation of 7.9. Find the probability that a student received
scores.
a. between 75 and 80
b. less than 70
c. greater than 81

SOLUTION:

a. P ( 75< X < 80 )
x−μ 75−74
z 1= = =0.1265822785 ≈ 0.13
σ 7.9
x−μ 80−74
z 2= = =0.7594936709 ≈ 0.76
σ 7.9
P ( 75< X < 80 ) ≈ P ( 0.13< Z <0.76 )
P ( Z <0.76 )−P ( Z <0.13 )=0.7764−0.5517=0 . 2247 ≈ 22 . 47 %
∴, the probability that a student received a score between 75 and 80 is 22.47%.

b. P ( X <70 )
x−μ 70−74
z= = =−0.5063291139 ≈−0.51
σ 7.9
P ( X <70 ) ≈ P ( Z ←0.51 )=0 .3050 ≈ 30 .50 %
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∴, the probability that a student received a score less than 70 is 30.50%.

c. P ( X >81 )
x−μ 81−74
z= = =0.8860759494 ≈ 0.89
σ 7.9
P ( X >81 ) ≈ P ( Z >0.89 ) ≈ 1−P ( Z> 0.89 )
1−0.8133=0 . 1867 ≈ 18 .67 %
∴, the probability that a student received a score greater than 81 is 18.67%.

Problem 2. If the weights of 600 students are normally distributed with a mean of 50 kg.
and a variance of 16.
a. Determine the percentage of students with weights lower than 55 kg.
b. How many students have weights exceeding 52 kg.

SOLUTION:

a. P ( X <55 )

√ σ 2=σ √ 16=4
x−μ 55−50
z= = =1.25
σ 4
P ( X <55 ) ≈ P ( Z <1.25 ) =0 . 8944 ≈ 89 . 44 %
∴, the percentage of students with weights lower than 55 kg. is 89.44%.

b. P ( X >52 )
x−μ 52−50
z= = =0.5
σ 4
P ( X >52 ) ≈ P ( Z <0.5 ) ≈ 1−P ( Z < 0.5 )=1−0.6195=0.3805 ≈ 38.05 %
100 %−38.05 %=61.95 %
61.95
600 × 600 ×0.6195=371 .7 ≈ 372
100
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∴, 372 students had weights exceeding 52 kg.

Problem 3. Assume the following 5 scores represent a sample: 2, 3, 5, 5, 6. Transform these

scores into z-scores.

SOLUTION:
Mean
Σx
μ=
n
2+3+5+5+ 6
μ= Z-Scores
5
x−μ 2−4.2
21 z 1= = ≈−1 . 50
μ= σ 1.47
5
x−μ 3−4.2
μ=4 . 2 z 2= = ≈−0. 82
σ 1.47
x−μ 5−4.2
z 3= = ≈ 0 .54
Standard Deviation σ 1.47
xi x i−μ ¿ x−μ 5−4.2
z4 = = ≈ 0 . 54
2 -2.2 4.84 σ 1.47
3 -1.2 1.44 x−μ 6−4.2
z 5= = ≈ 1 .22
5 0.8 0.64 σ 1.47
5 0.8 0.64
6 1.8 3.24
Σ¿

2
σ =Σ¿ ¿
2
σ =2.16
√ σ 2=σ √ 2.16
σ =1 . 47
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Problem 4. Transform the following z-scores into a distribution with a mean of 10 and
standard deviation of 22.
a. 20
b. 1.65
c. –0.95

SOLUTION:

a. z=20 c. z=−0 . 95
x−10 x−10
20= −0.95=
22 22
20 x −10 −0.95 x−10
= =
1 22 1 22
440=x−10 −20.9=x−10
440 +10=x −20.9+10=x
x=450 x=−10 . 9

b. z=1 . 65
x−10
1.65=
22
1.65 x−10
=
1 22
36.3=x−10
36.3+10=x
x=46 .3
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Problem 5. Calculate the raw score for the following z-scores from a distribution with a
mean of 15 and standard deviation of 3:
a. 4.0
b. 2.2

SOLUTION:

a. z=4 . 0 b. z=2 . 2
x−15 x−15
4.0= 2.2=
3 3
4.0 x−15 2.2 x−15
= =
1 3 1 3
12=x−15 6.6=x−15
12+15=x 6.6+15=x
x=27 x=21 . 6
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Problem 6. For a population with a mean of 35 and standard deviation of 7, find the
sample mean of size n = 20 that cuts off the top 5% of the sampling distribution.

SOLUTION:

x=μ+ z
( )
σ
√n
x=35+1.645
( √720 )
x=35+1.645 (
4.47 )
7

x=35+1.645 ( 1.57 )
x=35+2.58
x=37 . 58