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yeah_baby
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Does anyone know...
When using the Standard Normal table to look up probabilities is it necessary to interpolate? The solutions in the Q&A Bank seem to do so. But under exam conditions, if I'm pushed for time I'd rather just go with the rounded figure if it makes no odds to the examiners.
And if it is required, how far is it required e.g. looking up P(Z<1.2345), is
0.6*P(Z<1.23) + 0.4*P(Z<1.24)
sufficient? Or do we need to go to
0.55*P(z<1.23) + 0.45*P(Z<1.24)?
And do we need to write down what we did? (Writing them out takes ages!)
This has turned into quite a long post for a simple question - but not knowing whether to do it or not makes me so nervous every time I do one of these questions!
When using the Standard Normal table to look up probabilities is it necessary to interpolate? The solutions in the Q&A Bank seem to do so. But under exam conditions, if I'm pushed for time I'd rather just go with the rounded figure if it makes no odds to the examiners.
And if it is required, how far is it required e.g. looking up P(Z<1.2345), is
0.6*P(Z<1.23) + 0.4*P(Z<1.24)
sufficient? Or do we need to go to
0.55*P(z<1.23) + 0.45*P(Z<1.24)?
And do we need to write down what we did? (Writing them out takes ages!)
This has turned into quite a long post for a simple question - but not knowing whether to do it or not makes me so nervous every time I do one of these questions!