document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=795649>Question 795649</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find the z scores for which 97% of the distribution's area lies between -z and z.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "area lies between -z and z.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That leaves 1.00-0.97 = 0.03 in the 2 tails.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-z is the value with a left tail of (1/2)(0.03) = 0.015<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-z = invNorm(0.015) = -2.1701<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then z = 2.1701<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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