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| Question 522105:  Find the z-scores for which 20% of the distribution’s area lies between -z and z.
 A.  -0.719, 0.719
 B.  -0.253, 0.253
 C.  -0.528, 0.528
 D.  -0.842, 0.842
 Answer by stanbon(75887)
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! Find the z-scores for which 20% of the distribution’s area lies between -z and z.
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 Draw the picture so you can see the sense of the solution.
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 Find the z-value with a left tail of 40%
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 invNorm(0.4) = -0.2533
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 So the answer is "B".
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 Cheers,
 Stan H.
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 A. -0.719, 0.719
 B. -0.253, 0.253
 C. -0.528, 0.528
 D. -0.842, 0.842
 
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