Complete the statement. Round your answer to the nearest thousandth.In a population that is normally distributed with mean 72 and standard deviation 8, 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 72 and standard deviation 8, 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 find −1.28: 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, where X is the value we are looking for.
Solve for X: Rearrange the formula to solve for X: X=z×standard deviation+mean.
Substitute values in formula: Plug in the values: X=−1.28×8+72.
Calculate X: Calculate the value of X: X=−10.24+72.
Round to nearest thousandth:X=61.76, but we need to round to the nearest thousandth.
Final answer: The final answer, rounded to the nearest thousandth, is 61.760.
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