STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY

WRITTEN WORKS PART 2: NORMAL DISTRIBUTION

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1. Find the indicated area under the standard normal curve. (1 pt solution 1 pt final answer)
a. To the right of z = - 0.04
b. Between z = 1.85 and z = 2.03
c. Between z = - 2.15 and z = - 1.09
d. Between z = 0.05 and z = 2.9
e. To the right of z= 0.015

2. Find the following probabilities under the standard normal curve

a. PP(z >−1.47)(1 pt solution 1 pt final answer)
b. P(−2 .5< z <1.16)(1 pts solution 1 pt final answer)

3. Find the value of z if the probability below it is 0.6702.

4. Find a z-score above which 68% of the area in the normal curve lies.
5. What is the probability of a normal random variable taking a value less than 0.26
standard deviations above its mean?
6. What is the probability of a normal random variable taking a value more than 0.99
standard deviations below its mean?

7. The average monthly salary for a newly hired employee at a company is P20,000. If the
hiring salary at this company is normally distributed with a standard deviation of P2500,
find the probability that a newly hired employee randomly selected from a list receives a
monthly salary which is
a. less than P18,000. (3 points)
b. between P25,000 and P30,000. (3 points)
c. more than P30,000 (3 points)

8. Applicants for computer encoding jobs are required to pass a typing test. The
number of words per minute is normally distributed with a mean of 45 and
standard deviation of 6.
a. If only the top 15% of those who took the typing test will be asked to
return for the interviews, what is the cut-off rate? (3 points)

b. If the middle 40% of all applicants will be asked to undergo further

training before taking a second speed test, what is the range of scores
that an applicant should obtain to be qualified in the training? (3 points)

9. The length in days of human pregnancies is known to be normally distributed with a

mean of 266 days and a standard deviation of 16 days.
a. Between what numbers of days do the middle 98% of all pregnancies fall?
(3 points)
b. How long do the shortest 2.5% of all pregnancies last? (3 points)
c. If a pregnant woman is randomly chosen, what is the probability that her
pregnancy will last longer than 275 days? (3 points)

10. MENSA is an international organization for persons with high IQs. Only applicants with
IQs 130 or higher may apply for membership. If a group of adults has IQs which are
normally distributed with a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 15, what percent of
adults may qualify for membership for MENSA? (3 points)

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