Suppose You Are Working with a Data Set That Is

question 44

Multiple Choice

Suppose you are working with a data set that is normally distributed with a mean of 400 and a standard deviation of 20. Determine the value of x such that 60% of the values are greater than x.

• A) 404.5
• B) 395.5
• C) 405.0
• D) 395.0
• E) 415.0

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