Chapter 4Normal Curve and Standard Scores
Practice with the Normal Curve
The Normal CurveUsing the z-Table
100%
The Normal Curve
50
50%
50th percentile
0 1 2-2 -1s (standard deviation)
0 1 2-2 -1z-score
The Normal Curve
0 1 2-2 -1
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50%
16%
2.5%
s (standard deviation)
0 1 2-2 -1z-score
The Normal Curve
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84%
97.5%
0 1 2-2 -1s (standard deviation)
0 1 2-2 -1z-score
The Normal Curve
50
The Normal Curve
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84%
97.5%
16%
0 1 2-2 -1s (standard deviation)
0 1 2-2 -1z-score
The Normal Curve
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0 1 2-2 -1s (standard deviation)
0 1 2-2 -1z-score
Mean + 1 s = 68%
The Normal Curve
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Mean + 2 s = 95%
0 1 2-2 -1s (standard deviation)
0 1 2-2 -1z-score
The Normal Curve
The Normal Curve
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0 1 2-2 -1s (standard deviation)
0 1 2-2 -1z-score
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0 1 2-2 -1s (standard deviation)
0 1 2-2 -1z-score
The Normal Curve