NORMSINV( ) function

Returns the z-score associated with a specified probability in a standard normal distribution. The z-score is the number of standard deviations a value is from the mean of a standard normal distribution.

Syntax

NORMSINV(probability)

Parameters

Name Type Description
probability numeric

The probability for which you want to calculate the z-score.

Output

Numeric.

Examples

Basic examples

Returns 1.333401745213610:

NORMSINV(0.9088)
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