According to the same National Collegiate Athletic Association data, the means and standard deviations of eligibility and retention rates (based on a 1,000-point scale) for the 2013-2014 academic year are presented, along with the fictional scores for two basketball teams, A and B. Assume that rates are normally distributed.
Mean
Standard Deviation
Team A
Team B
Eligibility
983
33
971
987
Retention
976
34.9
958
970
- On which criterion (eligibility or retention) did Team A do better than Team B? Calculate appropriate statistics to answer this question.
- What proportion of the teams have retention rates below Team B?
- What is the percentile rank of Team A's eligibility rate?