Chapter 6: Probability Define a z-score. What two pieces of information does this give you about...
Chapter 6: Probability
- Define a z-score. What two pieces of information does this give you about the raw score?
- Transform each of the raw scores in the following hypothetical grade distribution into z scores.
Final Exam Grades__________________X-X-bar (X-X-bar)2 z___________
89
90
93
67
74
85
100
∑ = ∑ = ∑=
N = 7
S = 11.36
- Calculate the Mean (chapter 4).
B. Calculate the Standard Deviation (chapter 5).
C. Calculate the Z scores.
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