SOLUTION: The score on the entrance test for a well known law school has a mean score of 200 points and a standard deviation of 50 points. At value should the lowest passing score be set if

Question 132962: The score on the entrance test for a well known law school has a mean score of 200 points and a standard deviation of 50 points. At value should the lowest passing score be set if the school wishes only 2.5% of those taking the entrance test to pass?
Answer by scott8148(6628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
consulting a z-score table shows that 47.5% (50-2.5) of a normally distributed population
__ lies within 1.96 standard deviations of the mean

200+50(1.96)=200+98
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