document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=406302>Question 406302</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It has been found that IQ scores are normally distributes with a mean of 108 and a standard deviation of 16 points.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A person must score in the upper 2% of the population in an IQ test to qualify for membership in Mensa. What is the minimum score that one has to achieve in order to qualify for Mensa? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A person must score in the upper 2% of the population in an IQ test to qualify for membership in Mensa. What is the minimum score that one has to achieve in order to qualify for Mensa?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the z-score with a right-tail of 0.02.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "invNorm(0.98) = 2.0537<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the corresponding IQ score:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = zs + u<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 2.0537*16 + 108<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 140.86<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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