1. The time spent (in days) waiting for a kidney transplant for people ages M-49 can
be approximiated by the normal distribution, as shown in the figure to the right.
1888
(a) What waiting time represents the 95th percentile?
(b) What waiting time represents the first quartile†
Click to view page 1 of the Standard Normal
Table.* Click IO view Daoe 2 of the Standard
Normal Table.4
(a) The waiting time that represents the 95th 2028
days.
percentile is (Round to the nearest integer as
needed.)
1547 days.
(b) The waiting time that represents the firat quartile
is (Round to the nearest integer aa needed.)
1: Standard Normal Table (Page 1)
Ref. see page 254 a.
Area = 0.95
Zc = 1.65
1686 + (1.65)(207.2) = 2027.88
b.
Area for 1st quartile = 0.25 Zc = -0.67
1686 + (-0.67)(207.2) = 1547.176
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