X DIST

-3 0.004432
-2.9 0.005953
-2.8 0.007915
-2.7 0.010421 X
-2.6 0.013583
0.45
-2.5 0.017528
0.4
-2.4 0.022395
-2.3 0.028327 0.35
-2.2 0.035475 0.3
-2.1 0.043984 0.25
-2 0.053991 0.2
-1.9 0.065616
0.15
-1.8 0.07895
-1.7 0.094049 0.1
-1.6 0.110921 0.05
-1.5 0.129518 0
-1.4 0.149727 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2
-1.3 0.171369
-1.2 0.194186
-1.1 0.217852
-1 0.241971
-0.9 0.266085
-0.8 0.289692
-0.7 0.312254
-0.6 0.333225
-0.5 0.352065
-0.4 0.36827
-0.3 0.381388
-0.2 0.391043
-0.1 0.396953
0 0.398942
0.1 0.396953
0.2 0.391043
0.3 0.381388
0.4 0.36827
0.5 0.352065
0.6 0.333225
0.7 0.312254
0.8 0.289692
0.9 0.266085
1 0.241971
1.1 0.217852
1.2 0.194186
1.3 0.171369
1.4 0.149727
1.5 0.129518
1.6 0.110921
1.7 0.094049
1.8 0.07895
1.9 0.065616
2 0.053991
2.1 0.043984
2.2 0.035475
2.3 0.028327
2.4 0.022395
2.5 0.017528
2.6 0.013583
2.7 0.010421
2.8 0.007915
2.9 0.005953
3 0.004432
 X
0.45
0.4
USE SELECT DATA FROM THE TOOL BAR
0.35
0.3
0.25
0.2
0.15
0.1
0.05
0
0 1 2 3 4
 X NORMAL DISTRIBUTION AREA
-3 0.004431848411938 0.004431848
-2.9 0.005952532419776 0.005952532
-2.8 0.00791545158298 0.007915452 49 0.9 0.45

-2.7 0.010420934814423 0.010420935 0.4

-2.6 0.013582969233686 0.013582969 0.35
-2.5 0.017528300493569 0.0175283 0.3
-2.4 0.022394530294843 0.02239453 0.25
-2.3 0.028327037741601 0.028327038 0.2
-2.2 0.035474592846232 0.035474593 0.15
-2.1 0.043983595980427 0.043983596 0.1
-2 0.053990966513188 0.053990967 0.05
-1.9 0.065615814774677 0.065615815
0
-1.8 0.078950158300894 0.078950158
-3 2.7 2.4 2.1 1.8
-1.7 0.094049077376887 0.094049077 - - - -

-1.6 0.110920834679456 0.110920835

-1.5 0.129517595665892 0.129517596
-1.4 0.149727465635745 0.149727466
-1.3 0.171368592047807 0.171368592
-1.2 0.194186054983213 0.194186055
-1.1 0.21785217703255 0.217852177
-1 0.241970724519143 0.241970725
-0.9 0.266085249898755 0.26608525
-0.8 0.289691552761483 0.289691553
-0.7 0.312253933366761 0.312253933
-0.6 0.3332246028918 0.333224603
-0.5 0.3520653267643 0.352065327
-0.4 0.368270140303323 0.36827014
-0.3 0.381387815460524 0.381387815
-0.2 0.391042693975456 0.391042694
-0.1 0.396952547477012 0.396952547
0 0.398942280401433 0.39894228
0.1 0.396952547477012 0.396952547
0.2 0.391042693975456 0.391042694
0.3 0.381387815460524 0.381387815
0.4 0.368270140303323 0.36827014
0.5 0.3520653267643 0.352065327
0.6 0.3332246028918 0.333224603
0.7 0.312253933366761 0.312253933
0.8 0.289691552761483 0.289691553
0.9 0.266085249898755 0.26608525
1 0.241970724519143
1.1 0.21785217703255
1.2 0.194186054983213
1.3 0.171368592047807
1.4 0.149727465635745
1.5 0.129517595665892
1.6 0.110920834679456
1.7 0.094049077376887
1.8 0.078950158300894
1.9 0.065615814774677
2 0.053990966513188
2.1 0.043983595980427
2.2 0.035474592846232
2.3 0.028327037741601
2.4 0.022394530294843
2.5 0.017528300493568
2.6 0.013582969233686
2.7 0.010420934814423
2.8 0.00791545158298
2.9 0.005952532419776
3 0.004431848411938
0.45
0.4
0.35
0.3
0.25
0.2
0.15
0.1
0.05
0
-3 2.7 2.4 2.1 1.8 1.5 1.2 0.9 0.6 0.3 0 3 6 9 2 5 8 1 4 7 1
0. 0. 0. 1. 1. 1. 2. 2. 2. 00
- - - - - - - - -
00
000
00
000
0
3.
MEAN=MEADIAN=MODE
AREA UNDER THE CURVE=100%
DEGREE OF FREEDOM IS 2 DIMENTIONAL
STANDARD NORMAL DIST HAS MEAN=0 AND STD DEVIATION=1
THE AREA OF A NORMAL STANDARD DISTRIBUTION OF STANDARD DEVIATION +/-1 IS ALWAYS 68%
THE AREA OF A NORMAL STANDARD DISTRIBUTION OF STANDARD DEVIATION +/-2 IS ALWAYS 95%
THE AREA OF A NORMAL STANDARD DISTRIBUTION OF STANDARD DEVIATION +/-3 IS ALWAYS 99.73%
NORMAL DIST CAN ONLY TAKE CONTINUOS DATA

SIGNIFIANCE OF Z-SCORE
FORMULA
=NORM.S.DIST(Z,TRUE), WHERE "TRUE" STANDS FOR VALUE FROM MINUS INFINITY FIND OUT AREA WHEN Z-SCORE IS
=NORM.S.INV(Probability) FIND OUT THE Z-SCORE WHEN ARE
=NORM.DIST(X,MEAN,STDEV,TRUE) FIND OUT AREA WITHOUT ANY NEE
=NORM.INV(AREA,MEAN,STDEV) FIND OUT X VALUE WITH OUT KNO
AND THAT ARE MEAN AND STANDARD DEVIATION

Z-SCORE IS ONLY VALID FOR NORMAL DISRIBUTION

IT TRANSFORMS ANY DISTRIBUTION TO A NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
AREA WHEN Z-SCORE IS KNOWN
THE Z-SCORE WHEN AREA IS KNOWN
AREA WITHOUT ANY NEED OF Z-SCORE
X VALUE WITH OUT KNOWING Z-SCORE
 Compute the X score corresponding to each of the following z scores.
The original distribution had a mean of 150 and a standard deviation of
a) 3.3 b) -1.0 c) 1.645 d) -2.75

CALCULATE VALUE OF X CALCULATE STANDARD DEVIATION

Z -2.75 X 115
MEAN 150 MEAN 100
STDEV 20 Z-SCORE 1.281552
X 95 STDEV 11.70456
each of the following z scores.
0 and a standard deviation of 20.
45 d) -2.75
A teacher grades her students by plotting their percentage scores on a normal curve.
The mean for an exam is 50 with a standard deviation of 10.
If 10% of the class receives the highest grade A, what is the lowest score that qualifies for an A grade?

MEAN 50
STDEV 10
AREA 0.9
X VALUE 62.81552 FORMULA =NORM.INV() ITS FORMULA FROM AREA TO X VALUE CALCULATION
NO Z-SCORE INVOLVED
rade?

X VALUE CALCULATION
The manager of a small postal substation is trying to quantify the variation in the weekly demand for mailing tubes.
She assumes that the data distribution of weekly demand is normal.
She knows that on average 100 tubes are purchased weekly and that 90% of the time, weekly demand is below 115 tubes.
a) Compute the standard deviation of this distribution. b) The manager wants to stock enough mailing tubes each week so tha
tubes is no higher than 5%. What should be the lowest stock level?

QN-A
MEAN 100 CALCULATE STANDARD DEVIATION
X 115 X 115
AREA 0.9 MEAN 100
Z 1.281552 Z-SCORE 1.281552
STDEV 11.70456 STDEV 11.70456

QN-B
MEAN 100
X ?
AREA 0.95
STDEV 11.70456
Z-SCORE 1.644854 USING FUNCTION =NORM.S.INV(PROBABILITY)
X 119.2523 APPROX 120 TUBES A WEEK HE NEED TO STORE
 d for mailing tubes.

emand is below 115 tubes.

mailing tubes each week so that the probability of running out of
The Gilbert Machinery Company has received a large order to produce electric motors for one of its important clients.
In order to fit in its bearing, the drive shaft of the motor must have a diameter of 5.1 ± 0.05 inches. The company’s purchasing
a large stock of steel rods in inventory with a mean diameter of 5.07” and a standard deviation of 0.07”. What is the probabilit
inventory fitting the bearing?

MEAN 5.07
STDEV 0.07
X(LOWER) 5.05
X(HIGHER) 5.15
AREA(Z_L) 0.387548
AREA(Z_H) 0.873451
NET AREA 0.485903
PROBABILITY 48.59%
 important clients.
The company’s purchasing agent realizes that there is
07”. What is the probability of a steel rod from
The manager of a car maintenance garage is trying to revise his policy for ordering grease gun cartridges.
Currently, he orders 110 cartridges per week, but he runs out of cartridges one out of every four weeks. He knows that, on av
data distribution is close to normal. a) What is the standard deviation of this distribution? b) If the manager wants to order en
any week is no greater that 20%, how many cartridges should he order per week?

QN-A

MEAN 95
X 110
PROBABILITY 0.75 GIVEN IN THE QUESTION AS HE RUNS OUT OF STOCK ONE OUT OF EVERY FOUR WEEKS
Z-SCORE 0.67449
CALCULATE STANDARD DEVIATION
X 110
MEAN 95
Z-SCORE 0.67449
STDEV 22.23903

QN-B

MEAN 95 CALCULATE VALUE OF X

STDEV 22.23903 Z 0.841621
PROBABILITY 0.8 MEAN 95
Z-SCORE 0.841621 STDEV 22.23903
X 113.7168 ROUNDING OFF THE NUMBER 114
 dges.
eeks. He knows that, on average, the shop uses 95 cartridges per week. He also knows that the
manager wants to order enough cartridges so that the probability of running out of stock during

OUR WEEKS

NUMBER 114
The coffee vending machine on our campus delivers coffee with a mean temperature of 85 degrees C and standard deviation o
Assuming the temperature of coffee is normally distributed, compute the probability that a) A cup of coffee drawn at random
coffee drawn at random will be at 73 degrees C

MEAN 85
STDEV 4
QN-A 0
QN-B 0
ees C and standard deviation of 4 degrees C.
up of coffee drawn at random will be at 85 degrees C b) A cup of