Exam 5: The Normal Curve and Standard Scores

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In a normal distribution the z score for the mean equals _________.

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To do a z transformation, one must know only the population mean and the value of the raw score to be transformed.

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In a population survey of patients in a rehabilitation hospital, the mean length of stay in the hospital was 12.0 weeks with a standard deviation equal to 1.0 week. The distribution was normally distributed. What is the percentile rank of a stay of 11.3 weeks?

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The area beyond a z score of -1.12 is the same as the area beyond a z score of 1.12.

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The normal curve is a symmetric, bell-shaped curve.

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