document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=298959>Question 298959</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> To qualify for security officers’ training, recruits are tested for stress tolerance.  The scores are normally distributed, with a mean of 62 and a standard deviation of 8.  If only the top 15% of recruits are selected, find the cutoff score. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the z-value that has a right tail of 15%.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That would be invNorm(0.85) = 1.0364<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the corresponding raw score using x = zs+u<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 1.0364*8+62<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 70.29<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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