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document.write( "Given a normal distribution of values for which the mean is 140 and the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "standard deviation is 33, nd the 90th percentile for this distribution.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Round your answers to 3 decimal places. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "standard deviation is 33, find the 90th percentile for this distribution.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the z-value with a left tail of 90%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "invNorm(0.90) = 1.2816<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "90th %ile score = z*s + u = 1.2816*33 + 140 = 182.291<BR>\n" );
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