SOLUTION: Find the value of z such that approximately 13.68% of the distribution lies between it and the mean. Thanks

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Question 481450: Find the value of z such that approximately 13.68% of the distribution lies between it and the mean.
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Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find the value of z such that approximately 13.68% of the distribution lies between it and the mean.
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1st: Draw the picture so you can see what you are calculating.
2nd: 0.5000-0.1368 = 0.3632
3rd: Find the z-value with a left-tail of 0.3632 using
z = invNorm(0.3632) = -0.3499
4th: By symmetry, +0.3499 is also a solution.
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Cheers,
Stan H.