document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1181530>Question 1181530</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Determine the two z-scores that divide the area under the standard normal curve into a middle 0.96 area and two outside equal areas.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #811442 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=811442\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the two outside areas are each equal to .02 of the normal distribution curve.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "find he z-score that has an area to the left of it equal to .02.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "find the z-score that has an area to the right of it equal to .02.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "note that the z-score that has an area of .02 to the right of it will be equal to the z-score that has an area of .98 to the left of it (.98 = 1 minus .02).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the area between those z-scores will be equal to .96<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you can do this manually through the tables, or you can use a calculator.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "calculator is much easier.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "using this calculator, i found the z-score with .02 area to the left of it equal to -2.054 and i found the z-score with .02 area to the right of it equal to 2.054.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "those same z-score gave me an area between them of .96.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "here are the displays of my use of the calculator.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "first is finding the z-score with area of .02 to the left of it.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "second is finding the z-score with area of .02 to the right of it.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "this is finding the z-scores with area of.96 between them.\r<BR>\n" );
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