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Using the standard normal distribution find the probability that z is greater than 1.78?
0.0375
What are the advantages of using standard normal distribution over the normal distribution?
The standard normal distribution is tabulated. The critical values for various outcomes can therefore be worked out easily from tables. The normal distribution is extremely difficult to integrate: most people, even with a university degree in mathematics will be unable to do so. So working out the probability of events from the normal distribution is near enough impossible.
Do some normal probability distributions have different means and different standard deviations?
Yes. Normal (or Gaussian) distribution are parametric distributions and they are defined by two parameters: the mean and the variance (square of standard deviation). Each pair of these parameters gives rise to a different normal distribution. However, they can all be "re-parametrised" to the standard normal distribution using z-transformations. The standard normal distribution has mean 0 and variance 1.
How do you solve a standard normal distribution?
You do not solve a standard normal distribution. It is not a question nor an equation or inequality to be solved. You can answer questions using the standard normal distribution but what you do depends on the question and on what information is given.
What are the advantages of using the standard normal distribution over the normal distribution?
There is no simple formula to calculate probabilities for the normal distribution. Those for the standard normal have been calculated by numerical methods and then tabulated. As a result, probabilities for the standard normal can be looked up easily.
