Key Takeaways | The Standard Normal Distribution

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A standard normal random variable \(Z\) is a normally distributed random variable with mean \(μ = 0\) and standard deviation \(σ = 1\).
Probabilities for a standard normal random variable are computed using Figure 12.2 "Cumulative Normal Probability".

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