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The value we f<strong>in</strong>d is 0.8729. This means that ( ) . There is an 87.29% chance<br />

that a randomly selected <strong>in</strong>dividual will be less than 72 <strong>in</strong>ches <strong>in</strong> height.<br />

What if we wanted to know an area to the right, such as ( ) The table does not provide<br />

these values. However, if we know that ( ) then the probability of a height<br />

greater than 72 must be the rema<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g area, .<br />

Similarly, if we wish to f<strong>in</strong>d the area between two po<strong>in</strong>ts, we must get creative.<br />

Suppose we wish to know ( ). We first need to convert both endpo<strong>in</strong>ts to scores:<br />

and<br />

<strong>Statistics</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Decision</strong>-<strong>Mak<strong>in</strong>g</strong> <strong>in</strong> Bus<strong>in</strong>ess © Milos Podmanik Page 176

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