document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=306569>Question 306569</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The graduate selection committee wants to select the top10% of applicants on standardize 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 standardize test is normally distributed? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the z-value that has a right tail of 10%.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ans: z = 1.282<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the corresponding x-value:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = zs+u<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 1.282*100+500 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 628.2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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