Solve the problem.
The amount of rainfall in January in a certain city isnormally
distributed with a mean of 3.4 inches and a standarddeviation of
0.5 inches. Find the value of the quartileQ1.

Respuesta :

Answer:

Q1 value is 3.0625 inches

Step-by-step explanation:

Q1 is the 25th percentile, that is

P(z<z*)=0.25 where z* is the z-score of the 25th percentile.

Corresponding z* is -0.675.

z* can also be calculated using the equation

z=[tex]\frac{X-M}{s}[/tex] where

  • X is the 25th percentile(Q1) value
  • M is the mean rainfall in January in the city (3.4 inches)
  • s is the standard deviation (0.5 inches)

Solving the equation for X, we have X=-0.675×0.5+3.4 =3.0625 inches