2. In a sentence or two describe the basic idea for what the z score does for us.
When a raw score is converted in a Z score it tells us where it is located in relation to other scores in the
data.
4. Z scores are measured in units of which of the following?
a. median
b. range
c. standard deviation
d. mode
6. What are the three values you need to know to perform a z score?
The three values that you need to perform a z score are raw score, mean and the standard deviation.
8. Using the empirical rule, what area of the population did his score fall in?
a. 68%
b. 95%
c. 99%
d. none of these
10. What is the z score of x = –2, if it is 2.78 standard deviations to the right of the mean?
Z= -2.78
12. 12. In a normal distribution, x = 5 and z = –1.25. This tells you that x = 5 is _1.25___ standard
deviations to the _left___ (right or left) of the mean.
14. About what percent of x values lie between the first and third standard deviations (both sides)?
99.7-68 = 31.7%
16. Which of the following would lead to the best comparative exam score?
a. x= 74, µ=80 and the σ=2
b. x= 55, µ=50 and the σ=2
c. x= 92, µ=90 and the σ=2
d. x= 68, µ=60 and the σ=4
18. At the end of the semester the teacher thinks it is a good idea to give z scores instead of your raw
score for the class, but you really want to know your raw score. Solve for your raw score with the
following information z= 2.45, µ=70 and the σ=5
20. A researcher gathers data from a sample that consists of five scores of 5, 7, 2, 7 and 9.
a. Find the M and the s
b. Find the z-score for each of the raw scores-using the mean obtained from the above sample in place
of the µ in the z-score equation:
Part A
Part B