The applicants to a company took a 60-item entrance exam. Their scores resemble a normal distribution with a mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 4. If the company would like to have the top 20% of the applicants go on the next phase of the application process, what should be their cut-off score (nearest hundredths) in the exam
The applicants to a company took a 60-item entrance exam. Their scores resemble a normal distribution with a mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 4. If the company would like to have the top 20% of the applicants go on the next phase of the application process, what should be their cut-off score (nearest hundredths) in the exam
Glencoe Algebra 1, Student Edition, 9780079039897, 0079039898, 2018
18th Edition
ISBN:9780079039897
Author:Carter
Publisher:Carter
Chapter10: Statistics
Section10.4: Distributions Of Data
Problem 3GP
Related questions
Question
The applicants to a company took a 60-item entrance exam. Their scores resemble a normal distribution with a mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 4. If the company would like to have the top 20% of the applicants go on the next phase of the application process, what should be their cut-off score (nearest hundredths) in the exam
Expert Solution
This question has been solved!
Explore an expertly crafted, step-by-step solution for a thorough understanding of key concepts.
Step by step
Solved in 2 steps
Recommended textbooks for you
Glencoe Algebra 1, Student Edition, 9780079039897…
Algebra
ISBN:
9780079039897
Author:
Carter
Publisher:
McGraw Hill
Calculus For The Life Sciences
Calculus
ISBN:
9780321964038
Author:
GREENWELL, Raymond N., RITCHEY, Nathan P., Lial, Margaret L.
Publisher:
Pearson Addison Wesley,
Glencoe Algebra 1, Student Edition, 9780079039897…
Algebra
ISBN:
9780079039897
Author:
Carter
Publisher:
McGraw Hill
Calculus For The Life Sciences
Calculus
ISBN:
9780321964038
Author:
GREENWELL, Raymond N., RITCHEY, Nathan P., Lial, Margaret L.
Publisher:
Pearson Addison Wesley,