Exam 6: Z-Scores and the Normal Curve
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If only the upper 30% of a normally distributed class passed a quiz for which the mean was 70 and the standard deviation was 10,what was the lowest score a student could have received and still have passed?
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For each of the following z-scores,what is the area between the mean and each z-score? 0.40;1.01;1.48;1.89;2.53
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For the following set of sample scores,what is the z-score for a raw score of 23? 22,23,19,25,26,22,19,25,22,20,21,23,23,24,18,20,22,24,21,21,20,24,22,21,23
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If there were 500 students in Jamal's class,approximately how many actual students scored higher than Jamal on the quiz if Jamal had a z-score of 1?
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Which of the following is not one of the things z-scores allow us to calculate for corresponding raw scores?
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The average score on the statistics quiz was a 70,and there was a standard deviation of 10 points.If Enrique had a z-score of 1.0,his raw score would be ______ and his percentile rank would be ______.
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On a recent paper,Maria's score,transformed to a z-score,was +1.If the cutoff mark is the upper 10% of the class for As,the upper 10% to 20% for Bs,the upper 20% to 30% for Cs,and the upper 30% to 40% for Ds (below 60% being a failure),what grade did Maria receive on the quiz?
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To evaluate a person for possible brain damage,a neuropsychologist gives the person a visual memory test and a reading test.To compare the person's performance across these two tests,what should the neuropsychologist do?
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The standard deviation of the sampling distribution of means is called the
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If raw scores ranging from 1 to 50 represented all the corresponding negative z-scores on the distribution,and raw scores ranging from 50 to 100 represented all the corresponding positive z-scores,what would be the total relative frequency of 50 to 100?
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Jason's z-score in the 10-K run was 3.If the raw score standard deviation was 5,and the mean running time for the competitors was 55 minutes,what was Jason's raw score running time?
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Chris wants to calculate a z-score for his own height.The average height in the class is 66 inches,and Chris's height is 62 inches.Chris calculated his z-score to be +1.5.What's wrong with his calculation?
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Which of the following statements accurately describes the sampling distribution of means?
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If a class's scores are normally distributed,with a mean of 70 and a standard deviation of 10,what are the upper and lower limits of the middle 68% of the class?
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The sample mean for a recent introductory psychology test was 78,and the sample variance was 9.If a student's z-score = -2.0,what was this student's raw test score?
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A sampling distribution of means for samples of students taking the SAT exam has a population mean of 500 and a standard error of 200.What proportion of sample means would fall between the population mean and a sample mean of 800?
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When the standard deviation of a raw score distribution is large,the corresponding z-score distribution will be
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A sampling distribution of means is an approximately normal distribution
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