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STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY

LESSON 6: APPLYING THE NORMAL CURVE CONCEPTS IN LESSON 6: APPLYING THE NORMAL CURVE CONCEPTS IN
PROBLEM SOLVING PROBLEM SOLVING

OBJECTIVES: OBJECTIVES:

1. Apply the normal curve in solving word problems; 1. Apply the normal curve in solving word
and problems; and
2. Develop habits of reasoning using the normal curve 2. Develop habits of reasoning using the normal
concepts. curve concepts.

The results of nationwide aptitude test in mathematics are The results of nationwide aptitude test in mathematics are
normally distributed with m= 80 and s= 15. Find the raw score normally distributed with m= 85 and s= 20. Find the raw score
such that 70% of the cases are below it. such that 80% of the cases are below it.

Analysis Questions: Analysis Questions:

1. What are the given? 1. What are the given?

2. What are you going to find? 2. What are you going to find?
3. What is the suggested by the given to help you solve 3. What is the suggested by the given to help
the problem? you solve the problem?
4. Will the application of the normal curve concepts be 4. Will the application of the normal curve
useful? concepts be useful?

Steps Solution Steps Solution

1. Sketch the diagram of 1. Sketch the diagram of
a normal curve. a normal curve.

2 value we want to 30% is the same as 2 value we want to

locate. Selecting 30%,
express this as area. This
is the area right of the z-
3. Find the area between
z= 0 and z= 0.2000
4. Find the area 0.2000
or the value nearest to it
in the Table of Areas
Under the Normal Curve.
5.Find the z- value that
corresponds to 0.1985
6. Find a computing
formula for determining
raw scores.
7.Modify the formula to
solve for X.
8. Substitute the given
values in the modified
formula to solve for X.
9. Make a concluding
statement.
0.3000 locate. Selecting 30%,
express this as area. This
is the area right of the z-
0.5000- 0.3000= 0.2000 3. Find the area between
z= 0 and z= 0.2000
The nearest area is 4. Find the area 0.2000
0.1985 or the value nearest to it
in the Table of Areas
Under the Normal Curve.
z= 0.52 ͍͍ the area 5.Find the z- value that
0.1985 corresponds to 0.1985
6. Find a computing
z= X-µ formula for determining
σ raw scores.
7.Modify the formula to
X= µ + zσ solve for X.
8. Substitute the given
X= µ + zσ values in the modified
X= 80 + (0.52)(15) formula to solve for X.
X= 87.8 or 88 9. Make a concluding
In the distribution, 70 % statement.
of the scores are below
the score 88.