Originally, Dr. Smith decides to curve his students’ exam grades as follows. Students whose scores are at or above the 90th percentile will receive an A. Students whose scores are in the 80th–89th percentiles will receive a B. Students whose scores are in the 70th–79th percentiles will receive a C. Students whose scores are in the 60th–69th percentiles will receive a D. Students whose scores are below the 60th percentile will receive an F.   Find the z-scores that correspond to the following percentiles. 90th percentile 80th percentile 70th percentile 60th percentile

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Originally, Dr. Smith decides to curve his students’ exam grades as follows.

  • Students whose scores are at or above the 90th percentile will receive an A.
  • Students whose scores are in the 80th–89th percentiles will receive a B.
  • Students whose scores are in the 70th–79th percentiles will receive a C.
  • Students whose scores are in the 60th–69th percentiles will receive a D.
  • Students whose scores are below the 60th percentile will receive an F.

 

  1. Find the z-scores that correspond to the following percentiles.
  • 90th percentile
  • 80th percentile
  • 70th percentile
  • 60th percentile
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