Assume that IQ scores are normally distributed, with a mean #mu# of 100 and standard deviation #sigma# of 15. What is the probability that a randomly selected person has an IQ score between 105 and 110?
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Jan 4, 2015
This question has already been answered. See the pasted answer below:
89.9
Because the data is defined to be normally distributed, the only information we need are the parameters, namely μ and σ.
Once we have these, we need to determine the value associated with the z-value at which the cumulative density function is equal to 0.25, meaning that 25% of values are less than that value.
You can solve using the Z-score formula, that is z=X−μσ.
By using a computer program or table, we can discover that
CDF−1(.25)=−.674.
Solving for X in the equation −.674=X−10015, X = 89.9.
