Chapter 6. The Normal Distribution

  1. Michael R. Chernick1,
  2. Robert H. Friis2

Published Online: 11 APR 2003

DOI: 10.1002/0471458716.ch6

Book Title

Introductory Biostatistics for the Health Sciences: Modern Applications Including Bootstrap

Introductory Biostatistics for the Health Sciences: Modern Applications Including Bootstrap

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How to Cite

Chernick, M. R. and Friis, R. H. (2003) The Normal Distribution, in Introductory Biostatistics for the Health Sciences: Modern Applications Including Bootstrap, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/0471458716.ch6

Author Information

  1. 1

    Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Princeton, New Jersey, USA

  2. 2

    California State University, Long Beach, California, USA

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 11 APR 2003
  2. Published Print: 21 FEB 2003

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780471411376

Online ISBN: 9780471458715

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Keywords:

  • continuous distribution;
  • normal distribution;
  • standard normal distribution;
  • probability density function;
  • standardization;
  • standard score;
  • Z-score;
  • percentile

Summary

  • Definition and importance of the normal distribution

  • History of the normal distribution

  • Three main characteristics of the normal distribution

  • Shape of the standard normal distribution

  • Symmetry about the mean and mode

  • Relationship between the standard deviation and area

  • The probability density function for the normal distribution

  • Method for tabulating the area under a standard normal curve

  • Using the table of standard scores

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