Personnel tests are designed to test a job​ applicant's cognitive​ and/or physical abilities. A particular dexterity test is administered nationwide by a private testing service. It is known that for all tests administered last​ year, the distribution of scores was approximately normal with mean 71 and standard deviation 8.3. a. A particular employer requires job candidates to score at least 77 on the dexterity test. Approximately what percentage of the test scores during the past year exceeded 77​? b. The testing service reported to a particular employer that one of its job​ candidate's scores fell at the 98th percentile of the distribution​ (i.e., approximately 98​% of the scores were lower than the​ candidate's, and only 2​% were​ higher). What was the​ candidate's score? LOADING... Click here to view a table of areas under the standardized normal curve.       a. Approximately nothing​% of the test scores during the past year exceeded 77. ​(Round to one decimal place as​ needed.)

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Personnel tests are designed to test a job​ applicant's cognitive​ and/or physical abilities. A particular dexterity test is administered nationwide by a private testing service. It is known that for all tests administered last​ year, the distribution of scores was approximately normal with mean
71
and standard deviation
8.3.
a. A particular employer requires job candidates to score at least
77
on the dexterity test. Approximately what percentage of the test scores during the past year exceeded
77​?
b. The testing service reported to a particular employer that one of its job​ candidate's scores fell at the
98th
percentile of the distribution​ (i.e., approximately
98​%
of the scores were lower than the​ candidate's, and only
2​%
were​ higher). What was the​ candidate's score?
LOADING...
Click here to view a table of areas under the standardized normal curve.
 
 
 
a. Approximately
nothing​%
of the test scores during the past year exceeded
77.
​(Round to one decimal place as​ needed.)
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