document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1193664>Question 1193664</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A normally distributed data set of 500 values has a mean of 35 and a standard deviation of 7.  Which is closest to the probability that a value in the data set will fall between 42 and 46?<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 #825845 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=825845\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> z=(41.5-35)/7 and z=(46.5-35)/7 using the continuity correction factor.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "z values are 6.5/7 and 11.5/7 or 0.93 and 1.64 and that is a probability of 0.1257<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Where you round z affects that last digit.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Can also use 2nd VARS2(normalcdf(41.5,46.5,35,7) ENTER and get probability of 0.1263, rounded at end. </SPAN>\n" );
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