In a normal distribution with mean 9.3, the probability of a randomly chosen value being greater than 5.6 is 0.85. Find the standard deviation.
Solution
Let the mean be \(\mu = 9.3\) and the standard deviation be \(\sigma\). We are given that \(P(X > 5.6) = 0.85\).
Using the standard normal distribution, we find \(P(Z > z) = 0.85\), which implies \(P(Z < z) = 0.15\).
From the standard normal distribution table, \(z \approx -1.036\).
Using the formula for the standard normal variable, \(z = \frac{X - \mu}{\sigma}\), we have:
\(z = \frac{5.6 - 9.3}{\sigma} = -1.036\)
Solving for \(\sigma\):
\(-1.036 = \frac{5.6 - 9.3}{\sigma}\)
\(\sigma = \frac{5.6 - 9.3}{-1.036}\)
\(\sigma = 3.57\)
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