document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1207170>Question 1207170</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Here is the full question:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Assume that z-scores are normally distributed with a mean of 0 and a standard deviation of 1. If P(z > d) = 0.9926, find d.\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 #844888 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=844888\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> as i read this, p(z > d) is looking for the probability that the z-score of z is greater than a z-score of d.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if p(z > d) = .9926, then you are looking for the area of .9926 to the right of a z-score of d.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "based on my ti-84 plus calculator, d would be equal to a z-score of -2.437236409.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the area to the right of a z-score of -2.437236409 is equal to .9926.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that is the probability that your z-score will be greater than a z=score of -2.437236409.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "here's what it looks like on a z-score calculator.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "note that most tables give you the area to the left of the z-score.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if you want the area to the right of the z-score, you take the area to the left of the z-score and subtract it from 1.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "area to the right of a z-score that is equal to .9926 is the the area of .0074 to the left of the same z-score.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "here's what the area to the left of the z-score being equal to .0074 looks like.\r<BR>\n" );
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