document.write( "Question 1129792: The mean of a certain random variable, X, is 41 and the standard deviation is 1.3.\r
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Assume X is a normally distributed random variable
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\n" ); document.write( "100 - 0.72 = 0.28
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\n" ); document.write( "we have 0.14 lower boundary percent and 0.72 + 0.14 = 0.86 upper boundary percent
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\n" ); document.write( "assume your problem is looking for the associated X values
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\n" ); document.write( "z-score = (X - mean)/standard deviation
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\n" ); document.write( "look at table of z-scores for associated z-scores for the lower and upper percents
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\n" ); document.write( "z-score(lower) = -2.99
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\n" ); document.write( "z-score(upper) = 1.08
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\n" ); document.write( "-2.99 = (X - 41)/1.3
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\n" ); document.write( "X - 41 = -3.887
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\n" ); document.write( "X = 37.113 is approximately 37
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\n" ); document.write( "1.08 = (X - 41)/1.3
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\n" ); document.write( "X - 41 = 2.34
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\n" ); document.write( "X = 43.34 is approximately 43
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\n" ); document.write( "lower boundary is 37
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\n" ); document.write( "upper boundary is 43
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