SOLUTION: Assuming a normal distribution, what is the z-score associated with the 99th percentile?

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Question 361590: Assuming a normal distribution, what is the z-score associated with the 99th percentile?
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Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Assuming a normal distribution, what is the z-score associated with the 99th percentile?
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invNorm(0.99) = 2.3263..
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Stan H.

Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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The z-value of 2.33 corresponds to a value of x on this normal curve such that 99% of all possible values of X will be less than said x value. Symbolically: P(X < x) = .99

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