document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=796691>Question 796691</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> on the final exam in a large statistics class the average score was 76 with a standard deviation of 7. assuming a normal population, what scores were so deviant that their probability of occurrence was .05 or less? (hint: .025 in each tail) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the z-value with a left tail of 2.5%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "z = 1.96<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Use x = z*s + u<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = -1.96*7+76 = 62.28 (lower limit score)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = +1.96*7+76 = 89.72 (upper limit score)<BR>\n" );
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