The nth percentile in a distribution is a number x such that​ n% of the values in that distribution fall below x. For​ e

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The nth percentile in a distribution is a number x such that​ n% of the values in that distribution fall below x. For​ e

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The nth percentile in a distribution is a number x such that​ n%
of the values in that distribution fall below x. For​ example, 20%
of the values in the distribution fall below the 20th percentile.
If you score 72 on a commercial​ pilot's test that has a mean
score of 67 and a standard deviation of ​3, to what percentile does
your score​ correspond?
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