NORMAL DISTRIBUTION Flashcards

(11 cards)

1
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Also called Gaussian Distribution

A

NORMAL DISTRIBUTION

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2
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graph of the distribution is

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bell – shaped curve (called the normal curve).

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3
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The maximum point on the curve occurs at

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x = μ.

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4
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The graph is symmetrical about the line x = μ

T or F

A

T

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5
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The mean and mode of the distribution are also located at the center of the graph

T or F

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F - mean and mode

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6
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curve never touches the x-axis). in Normal Distribution

A

T

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7
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The standard deviation affects both the width and the height of the curve.

A

T

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8
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are the points that mark the change in the curve’s concavity.

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. Inflection points

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9
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a handy quick estimate of the spread of the data given the mean and standard deviation of a data set that follows the normal distribution.

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empirical rule

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10
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11
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allow for control across different units of measure

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Z-scores

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