SOLUTION: Find the z value such that 94% of the standard normal curve lies between -z and z. (Round your answer to two decimal places.)

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Question 1052606: Find the z value such that 94% of the standard normal curve lies between -z and z. (Round your answer to two decimal places.)
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Use symmetry and find z so that probability is 3% since
%28100-94%29%2F2=6%2F2=3
Using NORMINV in EXCEL,
z=-1.88079
Verifying,
P%281.88079%29=0.97
P%28-1.88079%29=0.03
A=P%281.88079%29-P%28-1.88079%29
A=0.97-0.03
A=0.94