Complete the statement. Round your answer to the nearest thousandth.In a population that is normally distributed with mean 38 and standard deviation 9, the bottom 10% of the values are those less than ___.
Q. Complete the statement. Round your answer to the nearest thousandth.In a population that is normally distributed with mean 38 and standard deviation 9, the bottom 10% of the values are those less than ___.
Find z-score for bottom 10%: We need to find the z-score that corresponds to the bottom 10% of a normal distribution.
Use z-table to determine z-score: Using a z-table, we find that the z-score for the bottom 10% is approximately −1.28.
Apply z-score formula: Now we use the z-score formula: z=standard deviationX−mean. We need to solve for X, which represents the value that is less than the bottom 10%.
Solve for X: Rearrange the formula to solve for X: X=z×standard deviation+mean.
Rearrange formula for X: Plug in the values: X=−1.28×9+38.
Substitute values into formula: Calculate the value: X=−11.52+38.
Calculate X:X=26.48.
Round to nearest thousandth: Round the answer to the nearest thousandth: X≈26.480.
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