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4 Normal Distributions
Learning Target: Use characteristics of a normal distribution to make estimates and
probability predictions about the population of a data set.

Essential Question: How can you use the characteristics of a normal distribution to
make predictions?

deviation
Answer: A normal distribution has standard __________________
characteristics that can be used to make predictions about the population of a data set.

Normal Distribution: distribution that is bell-shaped and symmetric.

Standard deviation: average distance from the mean.

The normal bell curve is broken into 8 probability distributions as shown below and can be used for all
normal bell problems..

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 Example

The test scores of the AP Calculus classes at a local high school are normally
distributed with a mean of 85 and a standard deviation of 4.

1. Find the percent of students whose scores are between 81 and 89.

68% of students scored between 81 and 89.

2. What is the probability that a score will be higher than 93?

There is a probability of 2.5% that a score will be higher then 93.

3. What is the probability that a randomly chosen score will be at least 77?

The probability that a randomly chosen score will be at least 77 is 97.5%

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97.5%