SOLUTION: Find the critical value(z alpha\2) needed to construct an 82% confidence interval

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Question 1103302: Find the critical value(z alpha\2) needed to construct an 82% confidence interval
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find the critical value(z alpha\2) needed to construct an 82% confidence interval
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82% centered on the mean leaves (100-82)/2 = 9% tails on the left and on the right.
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Left-tail z-value = invNorm(0.09)
Right-tail z-value = -invNorm(0.09)
Answer:: -invNorm(0.09) = 1.3408
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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