document.write( "Question 1023355: in a distribution for which the mean is 25 and the standard deviation is 5, what percentage of all scores occur at 30 or below? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #638871 by fractalier(6550)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Scores 30 and above occur at greater than or equal to one standard deviation above the mean. \n" ); document.write( "We know 68.2% of a sample fits within one standard deviation. Thus the part more than 1 s.d. is (1/2)(100% - 68.2%) = (1/2)(31.8%) = 15.9% \n" ); document.write( "Thus all the scores at 30 or below would be \n" ); document.write( "100% - 15.9% = 84.1% \n" ); document.write( " |