LibGuides: MTH-2010 v1: Week 3 Resources

Week 3 Resources

Review the resources listed below to prepare for this week's assignment. Before reviewing these resources, read through the assignment instructions so you know what you will be expected to do with this material.

Textbook Reading (Straightforward Statistics : Understanding the Tools of Research)

No textbook reading this week

Additional Resources

Introduction to the Normal Distribution (video) 26:23
Kahn Academy. (2009, April 28). Introduction to the normal distribution. Retrieved from: https://youtu.be/hgtMWR3TFnY
- Reviewing this resource will give you a brief overview of normal distribution. The video is quite deep and mathematically technical but goes into the mathematical concepts behind the normal distribution in descriptive statistics.
Normal Distribution Definition and Properties (video) 4:46
Glen, S. (2015, Nov 2). Normal Distribution Definition and Properties. Retrieved from: https://youtu.be/iMak-EW4HtM
- Reviewing this video will help you understand the properties of a normal distribution, including the empirical rule.
Creating a Graph of the Standard Normal Distribution in Excel (video) 14:22
Grand, T. (2015, Nov 27). Creating a Graph of the Standard Normal Distribution in Excel. Retrieved from: https://youtu.be/zkb9Qqos6bk
- Reviewing this video will give you the steps to create a graph of the standard normal distribution using Microsoft Excel. The standard normal distribution has a mean of zero and a standard deviation of one. The graph dynamically displays the area under the curve from the left of the distribution for a specified z-score.