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document.write( "Find the z-value with a left-tail of 90%<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "invNOrm(0.90) = 1.2816<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "cutoff = z*s + u<BR>\n" );
document.write( "cutoff = 1.281556*100 + 500 = 628.1556<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
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