document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=398216>Question 398216</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Assume the body temperatures of healthy adults are normally distributed with a mean of 98.20 degrees F and a standard deviation of 0.62 degrees F \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you have a body temperature of 99 degrees F what is your percentile score<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Convert 99.00 degrees F to a standard score <BR>\n" );
document.write( "What body temperature is the 95th percentile <BR>\n" );
document.write( "What body percent is the 5th percentile<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Is a body temperature of 99.00 degrees F unusual? Why or Why not  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "If you have a body temperature of 99 degrees F what is your percentile score<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Convert 99.00 degrees F to a standard score<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "z(99) = (99-98.2)/0.62 = 1.29<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(z < 1.29) = normalcdf(-100,1.29) = 90%ile<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What body temperature is the 95th percentile<BR>\n" );
document.write( "invNorm(0.95) = 1.645<BR>\n" );
document.write( "temp = zs+u<BR>\n" );
document.write( "temp = 1.645*0.62+98.2 = 99.22 degree<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What body percent is the 5th percentile<BR>\n" );
document.write( "invNorm(0.05) = -1.645<BR>\n" );
document.write( "temp = -1.645*0.62+98.2 = 97.18 degrees<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Is a body temperature of 99.00 degrees F unusual? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Why or Why not<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Not really.  It's only 1.29 standard deviations above the mean.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. <BR>\n" );
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