document.write( "Question 687161: Of randomly selected students with random variable x with normal distribution.
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document.write( "12.10% score below 60 and 6.3% score above 95.
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document.write( "I have to find µ = E[X] and σ^2 = Variance (X). \r
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document.write( "I have no idea what to do with this at all please help. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #425121 by stanbon(75887) ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Of randomly selected students with random variable x with normal distribution. \n" ); document.write( "Draw a normal curve.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "12.10% score below 60 and 6.3% score above 95. \n" ); document.write( "sketch a left-tail of 12.10% to the left of 60 \n" ); document.write( "Find the z-value with that left tail: \n" ); document.write( "invNorm(0.121) = -1.17 \n" ); document.write( "----- \n" ); document.write( "sketch a right-tail of 6.3% to the right of 95 \n" ); document.write( "Find the z-value with a left tail of 93.7% \n" ); document.write( "invNorm(0.937) = 1.53 \n" ); document.write( "-------- \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "I have to find µ = E[X] and σ^2 = Variance (X). \n" ); document.write( "---- \n" ); document.write( "Form 2 equations using x = z*s + u to solve for s and u: \n" ); document.write( "60 = -1.17*s + u \n" ); document.write( "95 = 1.53*s + u \n" ); document.write( "------ \n" ); document.write( "Subtract to solve for \"s\": \n" ); document.write( "35 = 2.7s \n" ); document.write( "s = 12.96 \n" ); document.write( "Variance = s^2 = 168 \n" ); document.write( "------ \n" ); document.write( "Solve for \"u\" using 60 = -1.17s + u \n" ); document.write( "60 = -1.17*12.96 + u \n" ); document.write( "u = 75.163 \n" ); document.write( "======================= \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |