UP:MA19.A2.25
Vocabulary
- Normal distribution
- Population Percentages
- Empirical Rule
- Normal curve
- Mean
- Standard deviation
Knowledge
Students know:
From a normal distribution,
From a normal distribution,
- Techniques to find the mean and standard deviation of data sets using technology.
- Techniques to use calculators, spreadsheets, and standard normal distribution tables to estimate areas under the normal curve.
Skills
Students are able to:
- From a normal distribution, accurately find the mean and standard deviation of data sets using technology.
- Make reasonable estimates of population percentages from a normal distribution.
- Read and use normal distribution tables and use calculators and spreadsheets to accurately estimate the areas under a normal curve.
Understanding
Students understand that:
Under appropriate conditions,
Under appropriate conditions,
- The mean and standard deviation of a data set can be used to fit the data set to a normal distribution.
- Population percentages can be estimated by areas under the normal curve using calculators, spreadsheets, and standard normal distribution tables.
