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jlmhmf

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Determine if it is appropriate to use the normal distribution to approximate a binomial
  distribution when n = 5 and p = 0.1.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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IQ test scores are normally distributed with a mean of 104 and a standard deviation of 17. An
  individual's IQ score is found to be 115. Find the z-score corresponding to this value.
 
  A) -1.55 B) 0.65 C) 1.55 D) -0.65


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Reply #1 on: Jun 24, 2018
Answer to Question 1

cannot use normal distribution

Answer to Question 2

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Reply #2 on: Jun 24, 2018
Correct answers!


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Reply #3 on: Jun 24, 2018
Great! Please up vote :D


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