Find the Z -scores that separate the middle 70 % of the...

Find the $Z$ -scores that separate the middle $70 \%$ of the distribution from the area in the tails of the standard normal distribution.
Find the $Z$ -scores that separate the middle $99 \%$ of the distribution from the area in the tails of the standard normal distribution.

Key Concepts

Standard Normal Distribution

The standard normal distribution is a special case of the normal distribution with a mean of 0 and a standard deviation of 1. It serves as the basis for many statistical methods, where probabilities and percentiles are calculated using Z-scores.

Z-Score

A Z-score represents the number of standard deviations a data point is from the mean of the distribution. It is used to determine the relative position of a value within a normal distribution and is essential for comparing different data sets or identifying probability thresholds.

Central Interval and Tail Areas

The concept of a central interval involves determining the boundaries within which a specified proportion of the distribution lies. The remaining area is split into tail areas. For example, to find the Z-scores that separate the middle portion of the distribution from the tails, one calculates the appropriate cumulative probabilities that correspond to the desired central percentage, and the extreme probabilities in the tails are distributed equally.

Cumulative Distribution Function (CDF) and Inverse CDF

The cumulative distribution function is used to find the probability that a random variable drawn from a distribution is less than or equal to a certain value. The inverse CDF (or quantile function) is used to determine the Z-scores that correspond to specific cumulative probabilities, making it a crucial tool in finding critical values for given portions of the distribution.

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