Question
The weight of a small Starbucks coffee is a random variable with a mean of 360 g and a standard
deviation of 9 g. Use Excel to find the weight corresponding to each percentile of weight.
a. 10th percentile b. 32nd percentile c. 75th percentile
d. 90th percentile e. 99.9th percentile f. 99.99th percentile
deviation of 9 g. Use Excel to find the weight corresponding to each percentile of weight.
a. 10th percentile b. 32nd percentile c. 75th percentile
d. 90th percentile e. 99.9th percentile f. 99.99th percentile
Answers
PsyDAG
I don't know how you are using Excel, except if it has the proportions of a normal distribution.
Z = (score-mean)/SD = (score-360)/9
Find table in the back of your statistics text labeled something like "areas under normal distribution" to find the Z scores that correspond to the above proportions. Insert the Z scores in the equation above to find the scores(weights).
Z = (score-mean)/SD = (score-360)/9
Find table in the back of your statistics text labeled something like "areas under normal distribution" to find the Z scores that correspond to the above proportions. Insert the Z scores in the equation above to find the scores(weights).