document.write( "Question 281972: The graduate selection committee wants to select the top 10% of applicants. On a standardized test with a mean of 500 and a standard deviation of 100, what would be the cutoff score for selecting the top 10% of applicants, assuming that the standardized test is normally distributed?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #204770 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! The graduate selection committee wants to select the top 10% of applicants. On a standardized test with a mean of 500 and a standard deviation of 100, what would be the cutoff score for selecting the top 10% of applicants, assuming that the standardized test is normally distributed? \n" ); document.write( "--------------------------------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Find the z-value that has right-tail of 10%. \n" ); document.write( "z = invNorm(0.90) = 1.2816 \n" ); document.write( "-------------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Find the x-value that corresponds to that z-score: \n" ); document.write( "x = zs + u \n" ); document.write( "x = 1.2816*100 + 500 \n" ); document.write( "x = 128.16 + 500 \n" ); document.write( "x = 628.16 \n" ); document.write( "================= \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( " |