document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=709600>Question 709600</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Q: The scores on a national achievement test were normally distributed with &#956;=655 and &#963;=146. If you were informed that you scored at the 44th percentile, what was your test score?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the z-value with a left tail of 0.44<BR>\n" );
document.write( "invNorm(0.44) = -0.1510<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the corresponding score using x = z*s + u<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -0.1510*146 + 655 = 632.96<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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