A-level · Statistical distributions

The normal distributionExam-style questions

The normal model N(μ, σ²) for continuous data — its symmetric bell shape, mean = median = mode = μ, spread set by σ, and standardising any normal variable to the standard normal Z = (X − μ)/σ.

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$X \sim N(60, 64)$ . Find the $z$ -score of the value $X = 72$ .
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$X \sim N(100, 225)$ . Find the $z$ -scores of $X = 85$ and $X = 130$ .
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$X \sim N(50, \sigma^2)$ and $P(X < 60) = 0.84$ . Find $P(X > 60)$ and $P(40 < X < 60)$ .
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$X \sim N(30, 4)$ . State the values of $X$ at which the curve has its points of inflection.
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A student scores $75$ in a maths test $N(60, 100)$ and $66$ in an English test $N(50, 64)$ . By comparing $z$ -scores, state in which subject the student did relatively better.
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