A large group of students took a statistics test.               The mean score, from the scale of 100, was  74.5 with a standard deviation of  7.5   The test scores have a bell-shaped distribution.               29 What should the minimum score be set at so that a grade of A is given to the top  5%  of test scores? a 87                   b 88                   c 89                   d 90

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Section10.3: Measures Of Spread
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A large group of students took a statistics test.              
The mean score, from the scale of 100, was  74.5 with a standard deviation of  7.5  
The test scores have a bell-shaped distribution.            

 

29 What should the minimum score be set at so that a grade of A is given to the top  5%  of test scores?
a 87                  
b 88                  
c 89                  
d 90                  
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