julieanna66
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  • 09-02-2017
  • Mathematics
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a. Find the number z that is the 20th percentile of the standard normal distribution.

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LammettHash
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  • 14-02-2017
The 20th percentile corresponds to the "top" 20% of the distribution, i.e. the critical value [tex]z[/tex] such that

[tex]\mathbb P(Z\le z)=0.80=F_Z(z)\implies z={F_Z}^{-1}(0.80)\approx0.8416[/tex]

where [tex]F_Z(z)[/tex] is the CDF for a standard normal distribution.
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