1 ### Understanding the Notation \(z_{\alpha}\)#### What does the notation \(z_{\alpha}\) indicate?The expression \(z_{\alpha}\) denotes the z-score with an area of \(\alpha\).---In statistical notation, the term \(z_{\alpha}\) is used to represent a specific value on the z-distribution (standard normal distribution). This value corresponds to a cumulative area (probability) of \(\alpha\) under the curve to its right. This concept is widely used in hypothesis testing and confidence intervals. For instance, if \(\alpha = 0.05\), then \(z_{\alpha}\) would represent the z-score where 5% of the data lies to the right of this score in the standard normal distribution.By using tables or software, one can find the exact z-score corresponding to the given \(\alpha\).#### Diagram Explanation*Note: The original image contains only textual information without any graphs or diagrams.*For educational purposes, here is a detailed description of how you might visualize \(z_{\alpha}\):Imagine the bell curve of the standard normal distribution centered at 0. You can picture shading the area to the right of a certain point on the x-axis. The point where the shaded area equals \(\alpha\) is the value of \(z_{\alpha}\). For example, if \(\alpha = 0.05\), then \(z_{\alpha}\) is approximately 1.645, provided the distribution is symmetric about the mean.

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