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REFLECTIVE
LEARNING
JOURNAL

FAJARDO, Micaela Lauren R. February 11, 2017

 Grade 11-St. Ignatius Mr. Junlor C. Dacsa
PERCENTILE UNDER NORMAL CURVE

I learned about how to get the percentile under normal curve and how to solve world problems
about the normal curve. I will state an example then Ill explain steps by steps and Ill show how
to solve it.

Example: Find the 90th percentile of a curve

First, draw a normal curve.

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Second, so it is 90%. I should express it in decimal. 90% is the same as 0.9000

Third, split 0.9000.
0.5000
0.9000 0.4000
I split the 0.9000 in to 0.5000 and 0.4000 because if you add them it will be equal to 0.9000
Fourth, in the normal curve there is 0.5000 already shaded. So I will find the remaining 0.4000

0.500
0
Fifth, I have to locate the area of the 0.4000 in the table but this is value is not exactly found in
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the table so, I will find what are the values nearer 0.4000.

0.3997
0.4000
0.4015
Sixth, I will find the z-score that corresponds to the values of 0.3997 and 0.4015

0.3997 is z= 1.28
0.4015 is z= 1.29

Seventh, add the two z-values then divide it into two.

1.28 + 1.29
z= = 1.285
2

Eighth, the 90th percentile is z= 1.285

Lastly, locate in the normal curve the z-score that Ive got.

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The shaded region is 90% of the distribution

I learned how to solve the word problems about a normal curve.

Example: The results in the Statistics and Probability exam is distributed with =10 and standard
deviation=7. Find the raw score such that 70% below it.

Given:
X=?
= 10
standard deviation=7
z=?

First, I will draw a normal curve.

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Second, since the case is 70% below it, I will get the 30% as area to get the z-score.
Third, 70% is the same as 0.7000 then split it.
0.5000
0.7000
0.2000

Fourth, I will find the nearest area to 0.2000

0.1985
0.2000
0.2019
So, the nearest are is 0.1985

Fifth, I will find the z-value that corresponds to 0.1985

In the table, 0.1985 is z=0.52
So now, I already found the z-score.

Given:
X=?
= 10
standard deviation=7
z= 0.52

I will next find the raw score.

Sixth, the formula to find the raw score is

X= + z (standard deviation)

Seventh, I will solve and substitute the given values.

X= + z
X= 10 + (0.52) (7)
X= 10 + 7.8
X= 17.8

The estimated value is 18.

I learned this lesson so well. I understand every part of it. Theres no part that I wasnt able to
understand the lesson because I really gave my all focus when this chapter was discussed by my
professor. I always make sure that I will always understand every bit of it.

So far, I do not have any questions in relation to this topic.

This topic can be applied to our real life. For example in school, we
drxzw3wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwcan use this in computing the scores we all got and to
determine who are failing and to determine who are the excellent students and also to know the
ranking of each student.
 SAMPLING AND SAMPLING DISTRIBUTION

In this topic I learned the difference between the population and sample. Population is the entire
respondents that being studied while the sample is only part of population. Sample can be 2 or
more. It depends on the group you have. I also learned about the sampling distribution. We use
sample then we get the sample mean and of course convert the sample mean to frequency.

Symbol:
Population: N
Sample: n

Example:
Population values 3, 6, 9, 12, 15
N= 5
n=2

NCn = 5C2

There are 10 possible sample of size.

First, create a table of sample and sample mean.

Second, list the then possible sample and then get the sample mean. To get the sample mean, I
will just add the two samples and then divide by 2.

Sample Sample Mean

3,6 4.50
3,9 6.00
3,12 7.50
3,15 9.00
6,9 7.50
6,12 9.00
6,15 10.50
9,12 10.50
9,15 12.00
12,15 13.50
Third, arrange the sample mean from lowest to highest.
Fourth, add another column for frequency

Sample Mean Frequency

4.50 1
6.00 1
7.50 2
9.00 2
10.50 2
12.00 1
13.50 1
Total = 10

Fifth, determine the probability of each sample.

Sample Mean Frequency P(x)

4.50 1 1/10 or 0.10
6.00 1 1/10 or 0.10
7.50 2 2/10 or 0.20
9.00 2 2/10 or 0.20
10.50 2 2/10 or 0.20
12.00 1 1/10 or 0.10
13.50 1 1/10 or 0.10
n= 10 Total = 10/10 or 1

Sixth, create a histogram.

 HISTOGRAM
0.25

P(x)
0.2

0.15 HISTOGRAM

0.1

0.05

0
4.5 6 7.5 9 10.5 12 13.5

Seventh, get the mean. Sample Mean

Formula: X = x * p(x)

Sample Mean (x) Frequency P(x) x * P (x)

4.50 1 1/10 or 0.10 0.45
6.00 1 1/10 or 0.10 0.6
7.50 2 2/10 or 0.20 1.5
9.00 2 2/10 or 0.20 1.8
10.50 2 2/10 or 0.20 2.1
12.00 1 1/10 or 0.10 1.2
13.50 1 1/10 or 0.10 1.35
n= 10 Total = 10/10 or 1 =9

Lastly, get the variance.

Formula: Variance= (x-m)*P(x)

Sample Mean (x) Frequency P(x) x * P (x) (x-m)*P(x)

4.50 1 1/10 or 0.10 0.45 2.025
6.00 1 1/10 or 0.10 0.6 0.9
7.50 2 2/10 or 0.20 1.5 0.45
9.00 2 2/10 or 0.20 1.8 0
10.50 2 2/10 or 0.20 2.1 0.45
12.00 1 1/10 or 0.10 1.2 0.9
13.50 1 1/10 or 0.10 1.35 2.025
n= 10 Total = 10/10 or = 9 =6.75
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In this topic, I enjoyed how I compute because it was very challenging especially the long
method. I wasnt able to understand the short method of computing. When I tried using the short
cut, I got the wrong answer. So, I chose the long method for me to be able to understand the topic
and for me to be able to solve and get the right answer. I am used to solve using the long method
so maybe I am having a hard time using the short method. I prefer using the long method.

This topic can be applied in real life. We can use this in census. I can use this for my survey in
my thesis.
 PERCENTILE
UNDER NORMAL
CURVE
SAMPLING AND
SAMPLING
DISTRIBUTION