alleryStart learning →Most z-tables give the area under the normal curve on which side of the z-score?
AThe area to its right
BThe area to its left
CThe area on both sides
DThe area at the peak
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. The area to its left
1. A z-table turns a z-score into an area, and that area is a probability.
2. Most tables report the area lying to the left of the z-score.
3. Any area on the right has to be worked out from that left-hand figure.
_Source: OpenStax High School Statistics (CC BY 4.0), Ch 6 "The Normal Distribution", section 6.2 Using the Normal Distribution_
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