The median is the middle number when the numbers are in ascending or descending order.
In this case, the numbers are already in ascending order.
There is an even number of numbers, so we need to find the two middle numbers.
Now, find the average of these numbers by adding them together and dividing them by , which is the number of values.
Answer:
The passing score is 645.2
Step-by-step explanation:
Problems of normally distributed samples are solved using the z-score formula.
In a set with mean and standard deviation
, the zscore of a measure X is given by:
The Z-score measures how many standard deviations the measure is from the mean. After finding the Z-score, we look at the z-score table and find the p-value associated with this z-score. This p-value is the probability that the value of the measure is smaller than X, that is, the percentile of X. Subtracting 1 by the pvalue, we get the probability that the value of the measure is greater than X.
In this problem, we have that:
If the board wants to set the passing score so that only the best 10% of all applicants pass, what is the passing score?
This is the value of X when Z has a pvalue of 1-0.1 = 0.9. So it is X when Z = 1.28.
The passing score is 645.2
