Z-scores

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What is the purpose of z-scores?

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To describe the exact location of a score within a distribution.

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What does the sign of a z-score indicate?

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It indicates whether the location is above (positive) or below (negative) the mean.

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If Adam's Z-score on a test is +2.50, what does this mean?

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He scored 2.5 standard deviations above the average.

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What would an appropriate z-score for Tina, who is slower than her classmates, be?

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-1.

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If a data set has a mean of 300 and a standard deviation of 40, what value would have a z-score of z=-2?

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220.

Front

Define a z-score.

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A z-score measures how many standard deviations a data point is from the mean.

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What is the formula for calculating a z-score?

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What does a z-score of 0 indicate?

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The score is exactly at the mean of the distribution.

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How can z-scores be used in comparing different distributions?

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Z-scores standardize scores from different distributions, allowing for comparison.

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What does a negative z-score represent?

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A score that is below the mean.