SOLUTION: if x is normally distributed with a mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 8. What value of x is such that only 8% of values are below it.

Question 787663: if x is normally distributed with a mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 8. What value of x is such that only 8% of values are below it.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
if x is normally distributed with a mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 8. What value of x is such that only 8% of values are below it.
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Find the z-value with a left-tail of 8%::
invNorm(0.08) = -1.4051
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Find the corresponding x-value::
x = z*s + u
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x = -1.4051*8 + 50
x = 38.76
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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