High School · Interpreting Categorical and Quantitative Data

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.HSS.ID.A.4

Use the mean and standard deviation of a data set to fit it to a normal distribution and to estimate population percentages. Recognize that there are data sets for which such a procedure is not appropriate. Use calculators, spreadsheets, and tables to estimate areas under the normal curve.

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Lessons that teach this standard

• The Normal Distribution and the 68-95-99.7 Rule

  What a normal distribution is, how the 68-95-99.7 rule estimates percentages from the mean and standard deviation, how z-scores compare values, and when it fails.