EDUR 8131
Educational Statistics 1

Notes 2: Normal Distribution and Standard Scores

(1) Summary Presentation (this summary is what I would present if in a face-to-face course; detailed presentations are found below)

• Document: Normal Distribution and Standard Scores Word
• Document: Normal Distribution and Standard Scores PDF
• Video: Normal and Standard Scores (51 minutes)

(2) Detailed Presentation (more detailed presentation than the summaries presented above)

• Read: Notes 2 Normal Distribution and Standard Scores 
• Read: Moore et al. text chapter 1
• Z table (left side probabilities)
• Normal Distribution with Corresponding Relative Scores (review this, a useful image)
• Normal Distribution image (used for plotting Z scores during chats)
• Watch and Read: Instructional Videos and Related Materials
  • Supplemental Notes Displayed in Videos
  • Sections 1 and 2: Standard Scores and Z-score Interpretation 
  • Section 2: Z-score Calculation from Raw Data 
  • Section 3: Finding Area Under Normal Distribution
  • Section 4: Finding Area for a Raw Score 
  • Section 5: Calculating Percentile Ranks
  • Section 6: Convert from Z to X
  • Sections 7, 8, and Common Areas:  Skewness, Kurtosis, and Common Area 
• Supplemental Readings:
  • Probability and finding area under standard normal curve (Excel table with area to left of Z: Z Table); below is information on calculating area under normal curve:
    •  http://www-stat.stanford.edu/~naras/jsm/NormalDensity/NormalDensity.html
  • Additional Coverage of Notes 2 Material:
    • http://davidmlane.com/hyperstat/index.html 
    • http://www2.sjsu.edu/faculty/gerstman/StatPrimer/ 
    • http://stat-www.berkeley.edu/users/stark/SticiGui/Text/