SOLUTION: A normal distribution has a mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 4. Determine the value below which 95 percent of the observations will occur. (Round z value to 2 decimal

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Question 798212: A normal distribution has a mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 4.

Determine the value below which 95 percent of the observations will occur. (Round z value to 2 decimal places. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A normal distribution has a mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 4.
Determine the value below which 95 percent of the observations will occur.
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Find the z-value with a left-tail of 0.95.
invNorm(0.95) = 1.65
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To find the corresponding x-value use x = z*s+u
x = 1.65*4+50 = 56.58
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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