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  • Mar 22, 2009, 08:30 AM
    wplummer
    what is the z score
    Setting µ = 60 and σ = 7 What score falls at z = -1.96
  • Mar 22, 2009, 09:26 AM
    galactus
    The z-score is

    Therefore, just solve the following for x:

  • Mar 22, 2009, 02:20 PM
    wplummer
    What is the probability of 59? What is the probability of 62?
  • Mar 22, 2009, 02:21 PM
    wplummer

    What is the probability of 59?
    What is the probability of 62?

    Where do you find the symbols on the computer?

    Thanks
  • Mar 22, 2009, 03:16 PM
    galactus
    Just plug in x=59 and x=62 into the formula, get the z score and look it up the probability in the table. That's it.

    What symbols are you referring to on the computer? If you mean the LaTex I displayed, that is a matter of typing in the code.

    To see the LaTex code I used, click on 'quote user' at the bottom of the post.
  • Mar 22, 2009, 04:03 PM
    wplummer

    What is the probability of 59? P = 2.95
    What is the probability of 62? P = 2.5

    Are my answers correct?
  • Mar 22, 2009, 04:07 PM
    galactus
    No ,sorry to say, probabilities are between 0 and 1, inclusive.

    I will do one and you do the other, OK?



    That is the z-score. Now, go to the table and see that is corresponds to .4443.

    That is the probability.
  • Mar 22, 2009, 04:15 PM
    galactus
    Just for kicks, the reason we look these up in a already made table is because the formula to calculate them is very difficult.

    It is

    You do not have to worry about this. It is beyond your level of study. I just thought I would show it to you for curiosity.

    If we actually use the formula(I will use my Voyage 200) to find the probability, we get:

    .443201502709

    Which is very close to the value in the table due to rounding -1/7 to -.14
  • Mar 22, 2009, 04:17 PM
    wplummer
    What is the donation per request?

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