Group Assignment Week 1

z-Test
Question

In an IQ test with normal distribution with mean=100 and the standard deviation =15.Find the
percentage of people who possesss IQ of :

a) 135 and higher

b) 90 and lower

c) in between 75 and 125

a)
x−μ
(
P ( x< X )= P z <
σ )
x−μ
So, P ( x> X )= 1−P z< ( σ )
135−100
P ( x>135 )= 1−P z< ( 15 )
35
= 1−P z<( 15 )
= 1−P ( z <2.333 )

= 1 - Φ (2.333)

= 1 - 0.9902

= 0.0098

= 0.98%

The percentage of people who possess IQ 135 and higher is 0.98%. This is illustrated below;
 b)

( x−μ
P ( x< X )= P z <
σ )

90−100
P ( x ≤ 90 )= P ( z <
15 )

−10
= P(z <
15 )

= P ( z←0.667 )

= Φ (−0.667)

= 1- Φ (0.667)

= 1 - 0.7476

= 0.2524

= 25.24%

The percentage of people who possess IQ 90 and lower is 25.24%. This is illustrated below;
 c)
x 1−μ x 2−μ
P ( x 1< X < x 2 ) = P ( σ
< z<
σ )
P ( x ≤ 90 )= P( 75−100
15
<z<
125−100
15 )
−25 25
= P( < z< )
15 15

= P ( 1.667< z ←1.667 )

= Φ ( 1.667 ) −Φ (−1.667 )

= Φ ( 1.667 ) −( 1−Φ ( 1.667 ) )

 = 0.9522− (1−0.9522 )

= 0.9522−0.0478

= 0.9045

= 90.45%

The percentage of people who possess IQ in between 75 and 125 is 90.45%.

In a normal distribution with contains 1000 scores, the mean is 60 and

the standard deviation is 8. Find the total scores (from 1000).

a) MARKS OF 76 AND
HIGHER

z= x-m/(8/√1000)
 76-60
8/√1000
16
8/√1000

z= 63.25

60 76

Z=0.02275

b) MARKS OF 50 AND
HIGHER
z= x-m/(8/√1000)
50-60
8/√1000
-10
8/√1000

z= -39.28
 50 60

z=0.5

c) MARKS OF 80 AND
LOWER

z= x-m/(8/√1000)
80-60
8/√1000
20
8/√1000
z= 79.05
 60 80

z=0.99379

d) MARKS OF BETWEEN 48 AND 52

z= x-m/(8/√1000)
52-60
8/√1000
-8
8/√1000
-31.36

z= x-m/(8/√1000)
48-60
 8/√1000
-12
8/√1000
-47.18

z= 15.82

-1.5 -1

z=0.09185

e) MARKS OF BETWEEN 58 AND 70

z= x-m/(8/√1000)
70-60
8/√1000
10
8/√1000
39.53

z= x-m/(8/√1000)
 58-60
8/√1000
-2
8/√1000
-7.65

z= 47.18

-0.25 -1.25

z=0.49306

Find the area (in percentage) under the curve for:

a) In between the mean and z = 1.49

Area under the curve : 0.9319 - 0.5 = 0.4319

b) In between the mean and z = 1.26

Area under the curve : 0.8413 - 0.5 = 0.1359

c. in between z = 1 and z=2

Area under the curve : 0.9772 - 0.8413 = 0.1359

d. in between z = -1 and z = +1

Area under the curve : 2 (0.8413 - 0.5) = 2(0.3413) = 0.6826

e. in between z =-1 and z = -1.26

p(z < 1.26) - p( z<1) = 0.8962 - 0.8413 = 0.0549