3. To put the scores in perspective based on the bell curve, determine the appropriate proportions of scores either above or below the given Z score. The proportion of scores below a Z-score of +2.60 = The proportion of scores below a Z-score of -0.36 The proportion of scores above a Z-score of +0.55 = The proportion of scores above a Z-score of -0.75 = The Z score that corresponds to the bottom 6% of the scores = The Z score that corresponds to the top 14% of the scores = Tips on Reading the Z table: Positive Z. looking ABOVE the value, look in TAIL column Positive Z looking BELOW the value, look in BODY column Negative Z looking ABOVE the value, look in BODY column HOLY TAIL Negative Z looking BELOW the value, look in TAIL column