Probability Statistics Chapter2 Lesson5

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You Got a score of 82 and you want to know
How you fared in comparison with your
classmates. If your teacher tells you thaf you
scored at the 90th percentile, it means that 90%
of the grades are lower than yours and 10%
were higher.



Steps Solution

1.Draw the appropriate normal


curve

2.Express the given percentage as 95% is the same as 0.9500


probability.

3.Split 0.9500 into 0.5000 and 0.9500 = 0.5000 + 0.4500


0.4500.
4. Shade .5000 of the sketch
of the normal curve

5. Refer to the table of Areas This Area is not found in the table.
Under the Normal Curve. Locate It is between the values of 0.4495
the area 0.4500 in the body of the and 0.4505
table.
6. Find the z-score that Find z by interpolation, as follows
corresponds to 0.4500 on the
leftmost column.

7. Find the z- value that 0.4505 > z = 1.65


corresponds
To 0.4505
8. Find the z-value that 0.4495 > z = 1.64
corresponds to 0.4495

9. Find the average of the two z- z = 1.65 + 1.64


values. 2

10. Locate z = 1.645 under the The 95th percentile is z = 1.645


curve in step 1 and make a
statement.

11. Draw a line through under the Do this under th sketch of the
curve in step 1. curve in step 1.
12. Shade the region to the left of Do this under the sketch of the
z = 1.645 curve in step 1.

13. Describe the shade region. The shaded region is 95% of the
distribution.
STEPS SOLUTION

1. Draw the appropriate normal


curve

2. Express the given percentage 10% is the same as 0.1000


as probability.

3. With respect to the mean, To the right of the mean.


locate the upper 10%.
0.5000 – 0.1000 = 0.4000
4. Ising the upper side of the
mean, find the remaining area.

5. Refer to the table of Areas This area is not found in the body
under the Normal curve. Locate of table, so we take 0.3997, which
0.4000. is the closest value.

6. Find the z-score that z = 1.28


corresponds to
.39997 on the leftmost column.

7. Locate z = 1.28 under the That is, the upper 10% is above z
Sketch of the curve in step 1 and = 1.28
make a statement.
8. Draw a line through under the Do this under the sketch of the
sketch of the curve in step 1. curve in step 1.

9. Shade the region to the right of Do this under the sketch of the
z = 1.28. curve in step 1.

10. Describe the shaded region. The shaded region is the upper
10% of the normal curve.
Steps Solution

1. Convert the raw score of 84 to 84 - 80


z-score form. = 15 = 0.27

2. Find the are that corresponds Z=0.27 corresponds to the area


to z=0.27. 0.1064..
3.Draw the normal curve showing
the z-score.

4. Draw a line through z= 0.27 in Do this under the sketch of the


the sketch of the normal curve in curve in step 3.
step 3.

5. Shade the require region in the Do this under the sketch of the
sketch of the normal curve in step curve in step 3.
3. The required region is below z=
0.27 expressed as percentile rank.
6. Examine the shaded regions First, get the total area below
and decide what operationto z=0.27.
apply. That is, 0.5000 + 0.1064 =0.6064
7. Compute the percentile rank of Percentile rank of 84
the score 84. = 0.6064 x 100
= 60.64%

8. Make a concluding statement. The percentile rank of the score


84 in a test is 60.64.

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