Lesson 1What Is Normal?Develop Understanding

1.

Jordan scores a on his math test. The class average is with a standard deviation of . How many standard deviations below the mean did Jordan score?

2.

In Jordan’s science class, he scored . The class average was with a standard deviation of . How many standard deviations below the mean did Jordan score? In comparison to his peers, which test did Jordan perform better on?

3.

Rank the data sets below in order of greatest standard deviation to smallest:

4.

Robin made it to the swimming finals for her state championship meet. The times in the finals were as follows:

If Robin’s time was a , what percent of her competitors did she beat?

5.

Remember that in statistics, is the symbol for mean and is the symbol for standard deviation. Using technology, identify the mean and standard deviation for the data set below:

6.

For the data in number 5, what time would fall one standard deviation above the mean? Three standard deviations below the mean?

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For each distribution, identify the properties that match with a normal distribution, and then decide if the normal curve could be used as a model for the distribution and explain why.

7.

1. Normal Properties:

2. Model with a normal curve? Yes or no?

8.

1. Normal Properties:

2. Model with a normal curve? Yes or no?

9.

1. Normal Properties:

2. Model with a normal curve? Yes or no?

10.

1. Normal Properties:

2. Model with a normal curve? Yes or no?

11.

1. Normal Properties:

2. Model with a normal curve? Yes or no?

12.

1. Normal Properties:

2. Model with a normal curve? Yes or no?

13.

a.

If two normal distributions have the same standard deviation of but different means of and , how will the two normal curves look in relation to each other?

b.

Draw a sketch of each normal curve.

14.

a.

If two normal distributions have the same mean of but standard deviations of and , how will they look in relation to each other?

b.

Draw a sketch of each normal curve below.

15.

The normal curve given has been labeled out to three standard deviations. Estimate what one standard deviation is for this curve.

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Write the inverse of the function in the same format as it is given.

19.

Determine if the following functions are inverses by finding and .

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