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INVERSE NORMAL MORE ADVANCED Review: (f we know: ” o Min, max, mean, standard deviatic wl eaF [ere under e eve 0) ian, tarda devin < roe novel =? % val AN +t ata by He_ left ne What if we know the area, and 2 of the three (mean, standard deviation, x) and want the third? ‘Me: That test was really hard. There exiet tables of values for the areas under curves (too complicated to do for every combination of mean, etandard deviation) Formula booklet Standardiood normal variable: Sark te WE z= xs © 2-vale helpe you find out the mean, standard deviation or the x value How to use z values: Uf given a probability, and you want x, mean, or standard deviation (you know two of theml: Diuesenm BASS} fz} ’orel 21 Use 2 velue to solve for what you need 722 = Pro-tip: Use mean = O, standard deviatic (Even though you know that they arer't~ youl use the formula fr z fo cor ital out) Ex A teacher accumes that the results of students on an exam are normally distributed, and knows that 80% of students pase. (Called grading on a ‘curve!) The mean ig unknown, but the standard deviation ie (3. If the page mark on the exam ig 5! marke, what ig the mean? ot om vb MTN 1 arto invaeeenorm (0 2, p07!) = - XA ee zerX-A We Kode pe si -0.44163))(13) ‘Me: Can you curve my grade My protessor:

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