document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=286120>Question 286120</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the z value such that 50% of the total area lies to the right of the curve in any normal distribution? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #207466 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=oberobic><B>oberobic(2304)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=oberobic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=207466\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The z distribution is defined as normally distributed with mean = 0 and s.d. = 1, shown as N(0,1).<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The mean is the \"middle\" or \"center of mass\" of the distribution, so 50% of the scores are less than z=0 and 50% are greater than z=0. </SPAN>\n" );
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