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Inverse Normal

Distribution
Inverse Normal Distribution
We now know how to use a calculator to value of the variable to obtain a
probability. But we might want to do the reverse: given a probability of being in a
region, how do we find the value of the boundary?

[Textbook] . Find, correct to two decimal b


(i.e. if 40% is above , then 60%
places, the values of such that: must be below)
a.
b. 0.6
?
c.
𝑎
20
1. MODE Distributions
a 2. Choose ‘Inverse Normal’. c We need to find the area up to . From the
3. Put the area as 0.75 (this is the area up sketch we can therefore see we first find
to the value to determine). Put and . the area up to 16 and add on the 0.3:
4. You should get 22.0235.
0.3
?
𝑎
16 20
The ‘area’ requested by your
calculator is the probability up to the REALLY, DRAW A SKETCH!
value of interest (in this case )

0.75
20 𝑎
DRAW A SKETCH!
Further Example
If the IQ of a population is distributed using .
a. Determine the IQ corresponding to the
top 30% of the population.
b. Determine the interquartile range of IQs.

a b

0.70 0.50
0.25
100 𝑎 𝑄1100 𝑄 3
? ?
𝑃 ( 𝑋>𝑘) =0.3 In general the quartiles of a
normal distribution are
approximately
Test Your Understanding
. Using your calculator,
a. determine the such that
b. determine the such that
c. determine the such that
d. determine the interquartile range of .

a c

𝑃 ( 𝑋>𝑎) =0.65
0.2839

0.75 ? 𝑃 ?( 𝑋 <76 )=0.2839


0.2

80 𝑎 𝑐
7680

b d

0.4 ? 0.50
𝑃 ( ?𝑋<𝑄1 )=0.25∴𝑄1 =75.28
0.2375 0.25
7580 𝑏 𝑄1 80 𝑄 3
Exercise 3C
Pearson Stats/Mechanics Year 2
Pages 46-47

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