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Z-Score: Practice Calculating The Z-Score For Various Values

The document discusses z-scores and how they can be used to calculate probabilities in a normal distribution. A z-score indicates how many standard deviations a value is above or below the mean. It provides examples of calculating z-scores given data like a test score, mean, and standard deviation. It also explains how z-scores can be used to find the probability of a random value being above or below a certain point by referring to the area under the normal curve. Examples demonstrate calculating probabilities given specific z-scores.

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Z-Score: Practice Calculating The Z-Score For Various Values

The document discusses z-scores and how they can be used to calculate probabilities in a normal distribution. A z-score indicates how many standard deviations a value is above or below the mean. It provides examples of calculating z-scores given data like a test score, mean, and standard deviation. It also explains how z-scores can be used to find the probability of a random value being above or below a certain point by referring to the area under the normal curve. Examples demonstrate calculating probabilities given specific z-scores.

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Z-Score

Practice calculating the z-score for various values


Z-Score
• It’s a measure of how many standard deviations
below or above the population mean a raw score
is.
• A z-score lets you calculate the probability that a
randomly selected value will be greater or less
than a particular value in a set.

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Example #1
You have a test score of 190. The test has a mean (μ) of 150 and a
standard deviation (σ) of 25. Assuming a normal distribution.

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Example #2
What is the z-score of a value of 27, given a set mean of 24, and a
standard deviation of 2?

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Example #3
What is the z-score of a value of 104.5, in a set with µ = 125 and σ
= 6.2?

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Z-Score
Associate the z-score of a value with the probability
that the value will occur

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Since z-scores are a measure of the number of standard
deviations (SDs) between a value and the mean, they can be Click icon to add picture
used to calculate the probability by comparing the location of
the z-score to the area under a normal curve either to the left
or right. The area can be calculated using calculus, but we will
just use a table to look up the area.

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Example #4
What is the probability that a value with a z-score less than 2.47
will occur in a normal distribution?

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Example #5
What is the probability that a value with a z-score greater than
1.53 will occur in a normal distribution?

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Example #6
What is the probability of a random selection being less than 3.65,
given a normal distribution with µ = 5 and σ = 2.2?

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Example #7
What is the probability associated with a z-score between 1.2 and
2.31?

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