document.write( "Question 1106625: 2- Mensa, the international high-IQ society, accepts members that are in the upper 2% of the population. Given that IQ is distributed normally with a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 15, what score must one have to qualify for Mensa? \n" ); document.write( "
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98% or 0.98 of the population scores below the upper 2% level
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\n" ); document.write( "z-value for 98% is 2.05
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\n" ); document.write( "2.05 = ( X - 100 ) / 15
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\n" ); document.write( "X - 100 = 2.05 * 15 = 30.75
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\n" ); document.write( "X = 130.75 approximately 131
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