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For bone density scores that are normally distributed with a mean of 0 and a standard deviation of 1, find the percentage of scores that are
a. significantly high (or at least 2 standard deviations above the mean).
b. significantly low (or at least 2 standard deviations below the mean).
c. not significant (or less than 2 standard deviations away from the mean).
The normal distribution is a continuous probability distribution that is symmetrical on both sides of the mean and any particular normal distribution is completely specified by the numbers mean and standard deviation.
The formula of standard normal score is,
Here, is the population mean and is the population standard deviation of the normal distribution.
The MS Excel function of to calculate the normal probability value is,
a)
The available information is shown below,
Let denote the bone density score.
Calculate the percentage that bone density score is significantly high or at least 2 standard deviation above the mean.
b)
Calculate the percentage that bone density score is significantly low or at least 2 standard deviation below the mean.
c)
Calculate the percentage that bone density score is not significant or at less than 2 standard deviation away the mean.
Ans: Part a
The percentage that bone density score is significantly high or at least 2 standard deviation above the mean is 2.28%
Part bThe percentage that bone density score is significantly low or at least 2 standard deviation below the mean is 2.28%
Part cThe percentage that bone density score is not significant or at less than 2 standard deviation away the mean is 95.44%