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Example Question #1 : Z Scores
In a normal distribution, if the mean score is 8 in a gymnastics competition and the student scores a 9.3, what is the z-score if the standard deviation is 2.5?
Write the formula to find the z-score. Z-scores are defined as the number of standard deviations from the given mean.
Substitute the values into the formula and solve for the z-score.
Example Question #1 : Z Scores
Suppose a student scored a on a test. The mean of the tests are
, and the standard deviation is
. What is the student's z-score?
Write the formula for z-score where is the data,
is the population mean, and
is the population standard deviation.
Substitute the variables.
The z-score is:
Example Question #2 : Z Scores
Suppose Bob's test score is 50. Determine the z-score if the standard deviation is 3, and the mean is 75.
Write the formula for z-scores. This tells how many standard deviations above the below the mean.
Substitute the known values into the equation.
The z-score is:
Example Question #1 : Z Scores
Find the z-score if the result of a test score is 6, the mean is 8, the standard deviation is 2.
Write the formula to determine the z-scores.
Substitute all the known values into the formula to determine the z-score.
Simplify this equation.
The answer is:
Example Question #11 : Z Scores
Determine the z-score of a test result is 45, the mean is 60, and the standard deviation is 8.
Write the formula for z-scores. Z-scores determine the number of standard deviations below or above the mean.
Substitute the values into the formula to determine the z-score.
The z-score is .
Example Question #12 : Z Scores
Suppose Billy scored a 54 on his exam. The mean of the exam grades is 66 and the standard deviation is 3. What is the z-score?
Write the formula for z-scores. Z scores determine how many standard deviations a score is above or below the mean.
Substitute the known values in order to determine the z-score.
The answer is:
Example Question #11 : Graphing Data
Sarah scored an 8.5 out of ten on her gymnastics floor routine. If the mean of the scores is 9.2 and the standard deviation is 1.3, what is her z-score?
Write the formula for z-scores. Z-scores are indicators of how many standard deviations above or below the mean.
Substitute the known values.
The answer is:
Example Question #11 : Z Scores
You just took your ACT. The mean score was a with a standard deviation of
. If you scored a
, what is your z-score?
Use the formula for z-score:
Where is your score,
is the mean, and
is the standard deviation.
Example Question #1 : How To Find Direct Variation
varies directly with the square root of
. If
, then
. What is the value of
if
?
None of these answers are correct.
If varies directly with the square root of
, then for some constant of variation
,
If , then
; therefore, the equation becomes
,
or
.
Divide by 5 to get , making the equation
.
If , then
.
Example Question #2 : Variable Relationships
If varies directly with
and when
,
due to the effect of a constant, what is the value of
when
?
Since varies directly with
,
where
is a constant.
1. Solve for when
and
.
2. Use your equation to solve for when
.
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