The lower tail area should be found since the test statistic, z = -1.39, is negative. The area under the curve to the left of a z-value corresponds to the lower tail area. Recall that the standard normal table gives the area to the left of z-values and the entire area under the curve is 1.
Use the standard normal table to find the lower tail area for z = -1.39, rounding the result to four decimal places.
Area to the left of -1.39: 0.0823
The lower tail area for the test statistic -1.39 was found to be 0.0823. To find the P-value associated with this test statistic, multiply this area by 2, rounding the result to four decimal places.
P-value = 2 * (lower tail area)