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Chapter 6 - The Normal Distribution
1. Identify the type of distribution pattern that occurs when the majority of the data values
fall to the left of the mean?
A) symmetrical B) positively skewed C) negatively skewed D) left
skewed
Ans: B Difficulty: Moderate Section: 6.1
2. When the majority of the data values fall to the right of the mean, the distribution is said
to be left-skewed.
Ans: True Difficulty: Moderate Section: 6.1
3. The figure below is an example of a negatively skewed distribution.
Ans: False Difficulty: Easy Section: 6.1
4. When the data values are evenly distributed about the mean, the distribution is said to be
______________.
Ans: symmetrical
Difficulty: Easy Section: 6.1
5. Which choice is another term that can be used to describe a normal distribution:
A) independent variable C) negatively or positively skewed
B) discrete distribution D) bell curve
Ans: D Difficulty: Easy Section: 6.1
6. On an easy test, the mean score was 96 out of a possible 100 points. The distribution of
the test scores is likely to be
A) symmetric. C) positively skewed.
B) negatively skewed. D) diagonally skewed.
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7. Which of the following characteristics does not apply to a theoretical normal distribution?
A) It is bell-shaped.
B) The mean, median, and mode are equal.
C) It is bimodal.
D) It is never negative.
Ans: C Difficulty: Easy Section: 6.1
8. In applied statistics, it is the area under the normal distribution curve which is most
important, not the value of single points on the curve.
Ans: True Difficulty: Easy Section: 6.1
9. The normal distribution curve can be used as a probability distribution curve for normally
distributed variables.
10. If a normal distribution has a mean of 40 and a standard deviation of 5, then

A) the median is 40 and the mode is 40. C) the median is 45 and the mode is 35.
B) the median is 35 and the mode is 45. D) the median is 40 and the mode is 45.
Ans: A Difficulty: Moderate Section: 6.1
11. For a normal distribution curve with a mean of 15 and a standard deviation of 7, which
range of the variable defines an area under the curve corresponding to a probability of
approximately 68%?
A) from 11.5 to 18.5 B) from 8 to 22 C) from 15 to 29 D) from 1 to 29
12. One normal curve has a mean of 22 and a standard deviation of 4. A second normal
curve has a mean of 4 and a standard deviation of 22. The curve that is more dispersed, or
spread out, is
A) the first normal curve.
B) the second normal curve.
C) both; they are equally spread out.
D) neither; by definition,a normal curve shows no spread.
Ans: B Difficulty: Easy Section: 6.1
13. For a normal distribution curve with a mean of 9 and a standard deviation of 7, which of
the following ranges of the variable will define an area under the curve corresponding to
a probability of approximately 34%?
A) from 5.5 to 12.5 B) from 2 to 16 C) from 9 to 16 D) from –5 to 23
Ans: C Difficulty: Moderate Section: 6.1
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14. Which of the following properties distinguishes the standard normal distribution from
other normal distributions?
A) The mean is 0 and the standard deviation is 1.
B) The total area under the curve is equal to 1.00.
C) The curve is continuous.
D) The mean is located at the center of the distribution.
Ans: A Difficulty: Easy Section: 6.1
15. The number of standard deviations a particular X value is from the mean is commonly
referred to as ________.
A) z B) P(X) C) µ D) σ 2
16. The area under the normal distribution curve that lies within three standard deviations of
the mean is approximately 95%.
17. To find the area under the standard normal distribution curve between two z values, one
first finds the difference between the two z values, then locates the value corresponding
to that difference in the Standard Normal Distribution table.
18. The area under a normal distribution curve is always positive even if the z value is
negative.
Ans: True Difficulty: Moderate Section: 6.1
19. Stating that the area under the standard normal distribution curve between z = 0 and z =
1.00 is 0.3413, is the same as stating that the _____________ of randomly selecting a
standard normally distributed variable z with a value between 0 and 1.00 is 0.3413.
Ans: probability
Difficulty: Moderate Section: 6.1
20. Find the area under the standard normal distribution curve between z = 0 and z = 2.16.
A) 2.1600 B) 0.9846 C) 0.4846 D) 0.3708

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21. Find the area under the standard normal distribution curve between z = 0 and
z = − 2.16 .
A) –2.1600 B) 0.9846 C) 0.4846 D) 0.3708

22. The area under the standard normal distribution curve to the right of z = 1.83 is 0.4664.
Ans: False Difficulty: Moderate Section: 6.1
23. What is the area under the standard normal distribution curve between z = 1.50 and z =
2.50?
A) 0.0802 B) 0.0606 C) 0.0764 D) 1.00

24. Find the area under the standard normal distribution curve between z = –2.05 and z =
2.05.
A) 0.4938 B) 0.4798 C) 0.9596 D) 0.9876

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25. Find the area under the standard normal distribution curve to the left of z = 1.69.
A) 0.4545 B) 0.4452 C) 0.9545 D) 0.9452

26. The probability P (0 < z < 0.97) is 0.3340.

27. Find the probability P (0 < z < 1.67) , using the standard normal distribution.
A) 45.25% B) 45.54% C) 42.07% D) 35.54%
28. Find the probability P ( z < –0.36) using the standard normal distribution.
A) 0.6406 B) 0.3594 C) 0.8594 D) 0.6400
29. Find the probability P ( z > 0.78) using the standard normal distribution.
A) 0.2823 B) 0.7823 C) 0.7177 D) 0.2177
Ans: D Difficulty: Moderate Section: 6.1
30. Find the probability P(–1.09 < z < 1.06) using the standard normal distribution.
A) 0.8410 B) 0.2824 C) 0.7176 D) 0.6744
Ans: C Difficulty: Difficult Section: 6.1
31. Find the probability P(0.26 < z < 1.33) using the standard normal distribution.
A) 0.3057 B) 0.6943 C) 0.8057 D) 0.4600
32. Find the probability P ( z > –0.69) using the standard normal distribution.
A) 0.2451 B) 0.7549 C) 0.7451 D) 0.2549
33. Find the probability P ( z < 0.37) using the standard normal distribution.
A) 0.6300 B) 0.3557 C) 0.6443 D) 0.1443
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34. Find the z value that corresponds to the given area.
A) –0.79 B) 0.57 C) 0.44 D) 0.27

A) –1.46 B) 1.23 C) 1.46 D) 0.07

A) 1.33 B) –0.51 C) 0.41 D) –0.22

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37. Find the z value to the right of the mean so that 62.93% of the area under the distribution
curve lies to the left of it.
Ans: 0.33
38. Find the z value to the right of the mean such that 85% of the total area under the
standard normal distribution curve lies to the left of it?
Ans: 1.04
39. Find the probability P(–0.77 < z < –0.16) using the standard normal distribution.
A) 0.0400 B) 0.7842 C) 0.3458 D) 0.2158
40. In a standard normal distribution, what z value corresponds to 17% of the data between
the mean and the z value?
A) 1.25 B) 0.44 C) 0.52 D) 2.10
41. If a normally distributed group of test scores have a mean of 70 and a standard deviation
of 12, find the percentage of scores that will fall below 50.
A) 4.75% B) 45.25% C) 6.75% D) 35.54%
42. The average length of crocodiles in a swamp is 11.5 feet. If the lengths are normally
distributed with a standard deviation of 1.7 feet, find the probability that a crocodile is
more than 11 feet long.
A) 0.88 B) 0.38 C) 0.12 D) 0.62
43. At a large department store, the average number of years of employment for a cashier is
5.7 with a standard deviation of 1.8 years, and the distribution is approximately normal. If
an employee is picked at random, what is the probability that the employee has worked at
the store for over 10 years?
A) 99.2% B) 49.2% C) 1.7% D) 0.8%
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44. The average hourly wage of workers at a fast food restaurant is $6.50/hr. Assume the
wages are normally distributed with a standard deviation of $0.45. If a worker at this fast
food restaurant is selected at random, what is the probability that the worker earns more
than $6.75?
A) 28.8% B) 27.6% C) 42.1% D) 5.2%
45. The average gas mileage of a certain model car is 30.0 miles per gallon. If the gas
mileages are normally distributed with a standard deviation of 0.75 miles per gallon, find
the probability that a car has a gas mileage of between 29.8 and 30.2 miles per gallon.
A) 0.210 B) 0.290 C) 0.270 D) 0.105
46. The average height of flowering cherry trees in a certain nursery is 11 feet. If the
heights are normally distributed with a standard deviation of 1.6 feet, find the probability
that a tree is less than 13 feet tall.
A) 0.67 B) 0.89 C) 0.95 D) 0.78
47. A recent study found that the life expectancy of a people living in Africa is normally
distributed with an average of 53 years with a standard deviation of 7.5 years. If a person
in Africa is selected at random, what is the probability that the person will die before the
age of 65?
A) 94.5% B) 44.5% C) 61.0% D) 89.0%
48. X is a normally distributed random variable with a mean of 6.0 and a standard deviation
of 2.00. Find the value x such that P(X < x) is equal to 0.86. (Note: the diagram is not
necessarily to scale.)
A) 8.16 B) 6.98 C) 9.30 D) 6.00

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49. X is a normally distributed random variable with a mean of 5.00. If the probability that
X is less than 6.32 is 0.67 (as shown below), then what is the standard deviation of X?
(Note: the diagram is not necessarily to scale.)
A) 1.50 B) 3.00 C) 3.60 D) 9.00

Ans: B Difficulty: Difficult Section: 6.2
50. In order to be accepted into a certain top university, applicants must score within the top
5% on the SAT exam. Given that the exam has a mean of 1000 and a standard deviation
of 200, what is the lowest possible score a student needs to qualify for acceptance into the
university?
A) 1400 B) 1330 C) 1250 D) 1100
51. Mrs. Smith's reading class can read an average of 175 words per minute with a standard
deviation of 20 words per minute. The top 3% of the class is to receive a special award.
What is the minimum number of words per minute a student would need to read in order
to get the award? Assume the data is normally distributed.
Ans: 213
52. X is a normally distributed random variable with a mean of 5.0. Find the standard
deviation of the distribution if 59.10% of the data lies to the right of 4.42. (Note: the
diagram is not necessarily to scale.)
A) 2.5 B) 1.7 C) 1.3 D) 0.6

Ans: A Difficulty: Difficult Section: 6.2
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53. X is a normally distributed random variable with a mean of 11 and a standard deviation of
2.0. Find the value of X for which 70.54% of the area under the distribution curve lies to
the right of it. (Note: the diagram is not necessarily to scale.)
A) 10.28 B) 10.46 C) 9.92 D) 13.95

54. X is a normally distributed random variable with a standard deviation of 4.00. Find the
mean of X when 64.8% of the area lies to the left of 11.02. (Note: the diagram is not
necessarily to scale.)
A) 7.3 B) 9.2 C) 9.5 D) 10.9

55. X is a normally distributed random variable with a standard deviation of 3.50. Find the
mean of X if 12.71% of the area under the distribution curve lies to the right of 11.49.
(Note: the diagram is not necessarily to scale.)
A) 10.4 B) 8.6 C) 7.5 D) 7.0

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56. The data shown represent quiz scores from Ms. Mayer's 5th grade class. Use the
Pearson coefficient to check for skewness.
21 25 9 21 23 22 22 15 23 22 16 11 20 20 17 22 21
A) PC > 1 so data is skewed C) PC > 0 so data is skewed
B) PC < 1 so data is skewed D) PC < 1 so data is not skewed
57. For a normal distribution with a mean of 6 and a standard deviation of 4, the value 12 has
a z value of
A) –1.5 B) 1.5 C) 2.5 D) 3.5
Ans: B Difficulty: Easy Section: 6.2
58. For a normal distribution with a mean of 11 and a standard deviation of 6, the value 2 has
a z value of
A) 0.5 B) –3.5 C) –2.5 D) –1.5
59. The following formula can be used to find the specific value of the variable in a data set
that corresponds to a particular value of the standard normal variable:
X = z ⋅σ + µ
60. What is the z value such that 50% of the total area under the standard normal distribution
curved lies to the right of it?
Ans: zero
61. A(n) __________________________________ is a distribution of means obtained from

samples of a specific size taken from a population.
Ans: sampling distribution of sample means
62. The difference between a sample mean and the population mean may be referred to as
______________________.
A) the standard deviation B) the variance C) skewness D) sampling error
63. If the standard deviation of a normally distributed population is 20.0 and we take a
sample of size 4, then the standard error of the mean is
A) 10.0 B) 2.0 C) 20.0 D) 5.0
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64. In order to have the standard error of the mean be 12, one would need to take _______
samples from a normally distributed population with a standard deviation of 24.
A) 2 B) 4 C) 8 D) 16
65. The standard deviation of sample means will be larger than the standard deviation of the
population.
66. The _________________ correction factor is important if a relatively large number of

samples are taken without replacement from a small population.
Ans: finite population
67. As the sample size n increases, the shape of the distribution of the sample means taken
with replacement from a population with mean µ and standard deviation σ, will approach
a normal distribution. This distribution will have a mean of µ and a standard deviation of
σ
. This is a statement of the _______________________.
n
Ans: central limit theorem
68. The standard deviation of a normal distribution is 20. What is the standard error of the
mean obtained by averaging 225 samples?
Ans: 1.33
69. The average age of vehicles registered in the United States is 96 months. Assume the
population is normally distributed with a standard deviation of 15 months. Find the
probability that the mean age of a sample of 36 vehicles is between 98 and 100 months?
A) 44.5% B) 28.8% C) 15.7% D) 6.4%
70. The average age of doctors in a certain hospital is 48.0 years old. Suppose the
distribution of ages is normal and has a standard deviation of 6.0 years. If 9 doctors are
chosen at random for a committee, find the probability that the average age of those
doctors is less than 48.8 years. Assume that the variable is normally distributed.
A) 15.5% B) 34.5% C) 53.5% D) 65.5%
71. The mean weight of loads of rock is 50.0 tons with a standard deviation of 8.0 tons. If 9
loads are chosen at random for a weight check, find the probability that the mean weight
of those loads is less than 49.1 tons. Assume that the variable is normally distributed.
A) 13.68 B) 36.32 C) 63.68 D) 86.32
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72. The average number of mosquitos in a stagnant pond is 70 per square meter with a
standard deviation of 12. If 9 square meters are chosen at random for a mosquito count,
find the probability that the average of those counts is more than 73.6 mosquitos per
square meter. Assume that the variable is normally distributed.
A) 0.3% B) 18.4% C) 31.6% D) 81.6%
73. The length of country and western songs is normally distributed and has a mean of 170
seconds and a standard deviation of 40 seconds. Find the probability that a random
selection of 16 songs will have mean length of 158.30 seconds or less. Assume the
distribution of the lengths of the songs is normal.
A) 0.88 B) 0.38 C) 0.12 D) 0.62
74. The average diameter of sand dollars on a certain island is 4.00 centimeters with a
standard deviation of 0.60 centimeters. If 16 sand dollars are chosen at random for a
collection, find the probability that the average diameter of those sand dollars is more
than 3.85 centimeters. Assume that the variable is normally distributed.
A) 0.659 B) 0.780 C) 0.341 D) 0.841
75. A survey of 250 lobster fishermen found that they catch an average of 32.0 pounds of
lobster per day with a standard deviation of 4.0 pounds. If a random sample of 36 lobster
fishermen is selected, what is the probability that their average catch is less than 31.5
pounds? Assume the distribution of the weights of lobster is normal.
Ans: 22.66%
76. A(n) _______________________ is employed when a continuous distribution is used to

approximate a discrete distribution.
Ans: correction for continuity
77. Use the normal approximation to the binomial to find that probability for the specific
value of X.
n = 30, p = 0.3, X = 11
A) 0.12 B) 0.37 C) 0.11 D) 0.3
Ans: A Difficulty: Difficult Section: 6.4
78. Of the members of a Boy Scout troop, 15% have received the first aid merit badge. If 40
boy scouts are selected at random, find the probability that four or more will have the
first aid merit badge?
A) 86.6% B) 81.3% C) 36.6% D) 31.3%
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79. A biologist estimates that 50% of the deer in a region carry a certain type of tick. For a
sample of 300 deer selected at random, what is the chance that 155 or fewer deer have
this tick?
A) 0.864 B) 0.737 C) 0.475 D) 0.263
80. If a baseball player's batting average is 0.340 (i.e., the probability of getting a hit each
time at bat is 0.340), find the probability that the player will have a bad season and get at
most 60 hits in 200 times at bat?
A) 38.3% B) 11.7% C) 36.9% D) 13.1%
81. A magazine reported that 6% of American drivers admit to reading the newspaper while
driving. If 500 drivers are selected at random, find the probability that exactly 40 will
admit to reading the newspaper while driving.
A) 4.7% B) 2.0% C) 1.3% D) 0.6%
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3. The figure below is an example of a negatively skewed distribution.

Ans: False Difficulty: Easy Section: 6.1

10. If a normal distribution has a mean of 40 and a standard deviation of 5, then

A) 2.1600 B) 0.9846 C) 0.4846 D) 0.3708

A) –2.1600 B) 0.9846 C) 0.4846 D) 0.3708

A) 0.0802 B) 0.0606 C) 0.0764 D) 1.00

A) 0.4938 B) 0.4798 C) 0.9596 D) 0.9876

A) 0.4545 B) 0.4452 C) 0.9545 D) 0.9452

26. The probability P (0 < z < 0.97) is 0.3340.

34. Find the z value that corresponds to the given area.

A) –0.79 B) 0.57 C) 0.44 D) 0.27

35. Find the z value that corresponds to the given area.

A) –1.46 B) 1.23 C) 1.46 D) 0.07

36. Find the z value that corresponds to the given area.

A) 1.33 B) –0.51 C) 0.41 D) –0.22

A) 8.16 B) 6.98 C) 9.30 D) 6.00

A) 1.50 B) 3.00 C) 3.60 D) 9.00

A) 2.5 B) 1.7 C) 1.3 D) 0.6

A) 10.28 B) 10.46 C) 9.92 D) 13.95

A) 7.3 B) 9.2 C) 9.5 D) 10.9

A) 10.4 B) 8.6 C) 7.5 D) 7.0

61. A(n) __________________________________ is a distribution of means obtained from

66. The _________________ correction factor is important if a relatively large number of

76. A(n) _______________________ is employed when a continuous distribution is used to

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