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document.write( "Find the value of z such that 45% of the distribution lies between it and the mean.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Draw a normal curve on a z-axis.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Shade an area to the right of the mean that has 45% of the population.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use the z-chart that you have to find the z-value on the right end<BR>\n" );
document.write( "of the shaded area.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I get z = 1.645<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You could also have shaded an area to the left of the mean.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you do that you want the z-value at the left end of the <BR>\n" );
document.write( "shaded area. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "I get z = -1.645<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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