The following questions pertain to the standard normal distribution:

a. How is the standard normal distribution defined?

b. How does a standard normal distribution compare to a normal distribution?

c. What is the procedure for finding an area under the standard normal curve?

d. How would the typical normal distribution of scores on a test administered to a freshman survey class in physics differ from a standard normal distribution?

e. What characteristics of the standard normal distribution make it desirable for use with some problems in biostatistics?