What proportion of the population score above an 18 on the ACT? What proportion of students score below an 18 on the ACT? What is the ACT score associated with the top 10% of the population? What is the ACT score associated with the bottom 30% of the population? On the SAT, a student scores a 550 on the math subtest. On the ACT, the same student scores a 24 on the math subtest. Did she perform better on the SAT or the ACT math sections? Be sure to explain vour reasoning and show any work you might do to answer this question.

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SAT : MEAN IS 500 STANDARD DEVIATION IS 100

ACT: MEAN IS 20 STANDARD DEVIATION IS 6 

 

 

 

What proportion of the population score above an 18 on the ACT?
What proportion of students score below an 18 on the ACT?
What is the ACT score associated with the top 10% of the population?
What is the ACT score associated with the bottom 30% of the population?
On the SAT, a student scores a 550 on the math subtest. On the ACT, the same student scores a 24 on
the math subtest. Did she perform better on the SAT or the ACT math sections? Be sure to explain
vour reasoning and show any work you might do to answer this question.
Transcribed Image Text:What proportion of the population score above an 18 on the ACT? What proportion of students score below an 18 on the ACT? What is the ACT score associated with the top 10% of the population? What is the ACT score associated with the bottom 30% of the population? On the SAT, a student scores a 550 on the math subtest. On the ACT, the same student scores a 24 on the math subtest. Did she perform better on the SAT or the ACT math sections? Be sure to explain vour reasoning and show any work you might do to answer this question.
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Let X denote the SAT score thus, X~ N(500, 1002)

Let Y denote the ACT score thus, Y~ N(20, 62)

Part 1:

The proportion of the population score above 18 on the ACT is computed as,

P(Y>18)=1-P(Y<18)             =1-PX-μσ<18-206            =1-P(Z<-0.3333)            =1-0.369454            =0.630546

Thus, the proportion of the population score above 18 on the ACT is 0.630546.

Part 2:

The proportion of the population score below 18 on the ACT is computed as,

P(Y<18)=1-P(Y>18)             =1-0.630546             =0.369454

Thus, the proportion of the population score below 18 on the ACT is 0.369454.

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