Aplia, 1 term Printed Access Card for Gravetter/Wallnau's Essentials of Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences, 8th

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ISBN: 9781285079707

Author: Frederick J Gravetter, Larry B. Wallnau

Publisher: Cengage Learning

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Chapter 6.3, Problem 2LC

Scores on the Mathematics section of the SAT Reasoning Test form a normal distribution with a mean of μ = 500 and a standard deviation of σ = 100.

a. If the state college only accepts students who score in the lop 60% on this test, what is the minimum score needed for admission?
b. What is the minimum score necessary to be in the lop 10% of the distribution?
c. What scores form the boundaries for the middle 50% of the distribution?

Features Features Normal distribution is characterized by two parameters, mean (µ) and standard deviation (σ). When graphed, the mean represents the center of the bell curve and the graph is perfectly symmetric about the center. The mean, median, and mode are all equal for a normal distribution. The standard deviation measures the data's spread from the center. The higher the standard deviation, the more the data is spread out and the flatter the bell curve looks. Variance is another commonly used measure of the spread of the distribution and is equal to the square of the standard deviation.

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Aplia, 1 term Printed Access Card for Gravetter/Wallnau's Essentials of Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences, 8th

Ch. 6.1 - A survey of the students in a psychology class...Ch. 6.1 - A jar contains 10 red marbles and 30 blue marbles....Ch. 6.1 - Suppose that you are going to select a random...Ch. 6.2 - Find the proportion of a normal distribution that...Ch. 6.2 - For a normal distribution, find the z-score...Ch. 6.2 - Prob. 3LC Ch. 6.3 - For a normal distribution with a mean of = 60 and...Ch. 6.3 - Scores on the Mathematics section of the SAT...Ch. 6.3 - What is the probability of selecting a score...Ch. 6 - A local hardware store has a Savings Wheel at the...

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Solution Summary: The author explains that the minimum score needed for admission is 475. The formula for z score is cP(X>x)=0.60

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