| Left tail, P(Z ≤ z) | 0.975002 |
| Right tail, P(Z ≥ z) | 0.024998 |
| Table value to 4 decimals | 0.9750 |
The 97.5th percentile sits at z = 1.9600. Find the nearest cell in the table below, or use the value shown here.
Read the row for the first decimal of z, for example 1.9, then the column for the second decimal, for example 0.06. The cell gives the share of the distribution below z. For z = 1.96, the row is 1.9 and the column is 0.06. For a negative z, subtract the table value from 1: P(Z ≤ −1.96) = 1 − 0.9750 = 0.0250.
| z | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.09 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | 0.5000 | 0.5040 | 0.5080 | 0.5120 | 0.5160 | 0.5199 | 0.5239 | 0.5279 | 0.5319 | 0.5359 |
| 0.1 | 0.5398 | 0.5438 | 0.5478 | 0.5517 | 0.5557 | 0.5596 | 0.5636 | 0.5675 | 0.5714 | 0.5753 |
| 0.2 | 0.5793 | 0.5832 | 0.5871 | 0.5910 | 0.5948 | 0.5987 | 0.6026 | 0.6064 | 0.6103 | 0.6141 |
| 0.3 | 0.6179 | 0.6217 | 0.6255 | 0.6293 | 0.6331 | 0.6368 | 0.6406 | 0.6443 | 0.6480 | 0.6517 |
| 0.4 | 0.6554 | 0.6591 | 0.6628 | 0.6664 | 0.6700 | 0.6736 | 0.6772 | 0.6808 | 0.6844 | 0.6879 |
| 0.5 | 0.6915 | 0.6950 | 0.6985 | 0.7019 | 0.7054 | 0.7088 | 0.7123 | 0.7157 | 0.7190 | 0.7224 |
| 0.6 | 0.7257 | 0.7291 | 0.7324 | 0.7357 | 0.7389 | 0.7422 | 0.7454 | 0.7486 | 0.7517 | 0.7549 |
| 0.7 | 0.7580 | 0.7611 | 0.7642 | 0.7673 | 0.7704 | 0.7734 | 0.7764 | 0.7794 | 0.7823 | 0.7852 |
| 0.8 | 0.7881 | 0.7910 | 0.7939 | 0.7967 | 0.7995 | 0.8023 | 0.8051 | 0.8078 | 0.8106 | 0.8133 |
| 0.9 | 0.8159 | 0.8186 | 0.8212 | 0.8238 | 0.8264 | 0.8289 | 0.8315 | 0.8340 | 0.8365 | 0.8389 |
| 1.0 | 0.8413 | 0.8438 | 0.8461 | 0.8485 | 0.8508 | 0.8531 | 0.8554 | 0.8577 | 0.8599 | 0.8621 |
| 1.1 | 0.8643 | 0.8665 | 0.8686 | 0.8708 | 0.8729 | 0.8749 | 0.8770 | 0.8790 | 0.8810 | 0.8830 |
| 1.2 | 0.8849 | 0.8869 | 0.8888 | 0.8907 | 0.8925 | 0.8944 | 0.8962 | 0.8980 | 0.8997 | 0.9015 |
| 1.3 | 0.9032 | 0.9049 | 0.9066 | 0.9082 | 0.9099 | 0.9115 | 0.9131 | 0.9147 | 0.9162 | 0.9177 |
| 1.4 | 0.9192 | 0.9207 | 0.9222 | 0.9236 | 0.9251 | 0.9265 | 0.9279 | 0.9292 | 0.9306 | 0.9319 |
| 1.5 | 0.9332 | 0.9345 | 0.9357 | 0.9370 | 0.9382 | 0.9394 | 0.9406 | 0.9418 | 0.9429 | 0.9441 |
| 1.6 | 0.9452 | 0.9463 | 0.9474 | 0.9484 | 0.9495 | 0.9505 | 0.9515 | 0.9525 | 0.9535 | 0.9545 |
| 1.7 | 0.9554 | 0.9564 | 0.9573 | 0.9582 | 0.9591 | 0.9599 | 0.9608 | 0.9616 | 0.9625 | 0.9633 |
| 1.8 | 0.9641 | 0.9649 | 0.9656 | 0.9664 | 0.9671 | 0.9678 | 0.9686 | 0.9693 | 0.9699 | 0.9706 |
| 1.9 | 0.9713 | 0.9719 | 0.9726 | 0.9732 | 0.9738 | 0.9744 | 0.9750 | 0.9756 | 0.9761 | 0.9767 |
| 2.0 | 0.9772 | 0.9778 | 0.9783 | 0.9788 | 0.9793 | 0.9798 | 0.9803 | 0.9808 | 0.9812 | 0.9817 |
| 2.1 | 0.9821 | 0.9826 | 0.9830 | 0.9834 | 0.9838 | 0.9842 | 0.9846 | 0.9850 | 0.9854 | 0.9857 |
| 2.2 | 0.9861 | 0.9864 | 0.9868 | 0.9871 | 0.9875 | 0.9878 | 0.9881 | 0.9884 | 0.9887 | 0.9890 |
| 2.3 | 0.9893 | 0.9896 | 0.9898 | 0.9901 | 0.9904 | 0.9906 | 0.9909 | 0.9911 | 0.9913 | 0.9916 |
| 2.4 | 0.9918 | 0.9920 | 0.9922 | 0.9925 | 0.9927 | 0.9929 | 0.9931 | 0.9932 | 0.9934 | 0.9936 |
| 2.5 | 0.9938 | 0.9940 | 0.9941 | 0.9943 | 0.9945 | 0.9946 | 0.9948 | 0.9949 | 0.9951 | 0.9952 |
| 2.6 | 0.9953 | 0.9955 | 0.9956 | 0.9957 | 0.9959 | 0.9960 | 0.9961 | 0.9962 | 0.9963 | 0.9964 |
| 2.7 | 0.9965 | 0.9966 | 0.9967 | 0.9968 | 0.9969 | 0.9970 | 0.9971 | 0.9972 | 0.9973 | 0.9974 |
| 2.8 | 0.9974 | 0.9975 | 0.9976 | 0.9977 | 0.9977 | 0.9978 | 0.9979 | 0.9979 | 0.9980 | 0.9981 |
| 2.9 | 0.9981 | 0.9982 | 0.9982 | 0.9983 | 0.9984 | 0.9984 | 0.9985 | 0.9985 | 0.9986 | 0.9986 |
| 3.0 | 0.9987 | 0.9987 | 0.9987 | 0.9988 | 0.9988 | 0.9989 | 0.9989 | 0.9989 | 0.9990 | 0.9990 |
| 3.1 | 0.9990 | 0.9991 | 0.9991 | 0.9991 | 0.9992 | 0.9992 | 0.9992 | 0.9992 | 0.9993 | 0.9993 |
| 3.2 | 0.9993 | 0.9993 | 0.9994 | 0.9994 | 0.9994 | 0.9994 | 0.9994 | 0.9995 | 0.9995 | 0.9995 |
| 3.3 | 0.9995 | 0.9995 | 0.9995 | 0.9996 | 0.9996 | 0.9996 | 0.9996 | 0.9996 | 0.9996 | 0.9997 |
| 3.4 | 0.9997 | 0.9997 | 0.9997 | 0.9997 | 0.9997 | 0.9997 | 0.9997 | 0.9997 | 0.9997 | 0.9998 |
| Two-sided confidence | Area in each tail | Critical z |
|---|---|---|
| 80% | 0.1000 | 1.2816 |
| 90% | 0.0500 | 1.6449 |
| 95% | 0.0250 | 1.9600 |
| 98% | 0.0100 | 2.3263 |
| 99% | 0.0050 | 2.5758 |
| 99.9% | 0.0005 | 3.2905 |
Standard normal table of z scores and cumulative probabilities. A z score table lists P(Z ≤ z), the probability that a standard normal variable falls below z, for z from 0 to 3.49 in steps of 0.01. Negative z values follow from symmetry, so the positive table covers the whole distribution. This page prints the table to four decimals, lists the critical z values used in confidence intervals and tests, and runs the lookup in reverse: enter a percentile and get the z score at that point. Every cell is computed from the normal distribution rather than copied from a printed book.
A z table puts any normal distribution on one common scale. Once a value is standardized to a z score, one table gives its percentile, so the standard cases need no software. 100% free, no registration, and complete privacy — everything runs locally in your browser, so your data never touches a server.
35 rows of z in tenths and 10 columns of hundredths. Every cell is P(Z ≤ z) to four decimals.
Look up a probability for a z score, or the z score for a percentile, with a check value.
Two-sided critical z for 80%, 90%, 95%, 98%, 99% and 99.9% confidence, with the area left in each tail.
The table is calculated in your browser from the standard normal CDF and checked against published values in the test suite.
Z score, percentile and p-values for a value, mean and standard deviation.
P-values from a z or t test statistic, one-tailed and two-tailed.
Confidence intervals for a mean and a proportion, using z or t.
Sample and population standard deviation and variance for a list.
It shows the cumulative probability P(Z ≤ z) for a standard normal variable, which is the share of a normal distribution below z. The cell at row 1.9 and column 0.06 is 0.9750, so 97.5% of values lie below z = 1.96.
Round z to two decimals and read the nearest cell, or use the lookup above for a value to four decimals. For most work the rounding error is far smaller than the uncertainty in the data.
A z table assumes the population standard deviation is known or the sample is large. A t table uses n − 1 degrees of freedom and has heavier tails, so its critical values are larger for small samples. From about 30 degrees of freedom the two are close.
Beyond 3.49 each tail holds less than 0.0003 of the distribution (P(Z > 3.49) is about 0.00024), so the table covers the range that matters for most tests. The lookup above accepts any z score, including negative values and values beyond 3.49.
Each cell is computed from the normal distribution with a regularized incomplete gamma function and checked in our test suite against published reference values to within 1e-9. It is rounded to four decimals for display.
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