Subject:  Statistics

P(Z ≤ 1.96) for the standard normal

The classic critical value that gives roughly 97.5% of the standard normal mass.

Answer P(X ≤ 1.96) = 0.975002, P(X ≥ 1.96) = 0.0249978

Solution

  1. Distribution X ~ N(μ = 0, σ = 1)
  2. Z-score z = (x − μ) / σ = 1.96
  3. P(X ≤ x) Φ(z) = 0.975002
  4. P(X ≥ x) 1 − Φ(z) = 0.0249978

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