How to solve ncdf(X, 0.76, 83, 1E99) = 0.15 (RESOLVED)

[Dieter]

(04-27-2015 02:33 PM)Tim Wessman Wrote:  In Symb view, type NORMALD_CDF(X,.76,83,1E99)=.15 (the "maximum" real value is actually 1E499, so you could replace "1E99" by "MAXREAL" if desired)

1E+99? Or even MAXREAL=9,9999...E+499?

The Normal CDF drops below 1E–500 before z reaches 50 (!). For most applications setting the limit to z=8 is more than sufficient – here the upper CDF is less than 1E–15.

Dieter