hey guys,
How do the non math student know normal distribution? Since GRE is common to all fields so ETS must be looking for something else instead of calculating...
Would someone explain these questions and their solutions? Thanks in advance. ( though this has been discussed in the forum but since I have no math back ground (after 12th) I am having problem in understanding these facts.. Please exlain the following to make clear to everyone from non math background.
''If 350, 450 and 550 correspond to the 15, k, 45 percentile, compare k and 30''.
The normal distribution is symmetric and has the property that the ''mass'' of the distribution increases as we approach towards the mean. Thus, the number of observations that are located from 350...450 must be smaller than the number of observations that are located from 450...550. Thus k
(ii) Counterexample: '' If 10,11,12 correspond to the 50,k,70 percentile, compare k and 60''.
Here, more observations are located between 10...11 than between 11...12 (10 is the mean) thus k>60.????