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    What Is A Z Score

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    A z-score is a measure of how many standard deviations a data point is above or below the mean of a population distribution. It is calculated by taking the difference between an individual data point and the population mean, divided by the population standard deviation. Z-scores allow data points to be compared on a standard normal distribution curve, with higher positive z-scores further in the right tail and lower negative z-scores further in the left tail.

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    A z-score is a measure of how many standard deviations a data point is above or below the mean of a population distribution. It is calculated by taking the difference between an individual data point and the population mean, divided by the population standard deviation. Z-scores allow data points to be compared on a standard normal distribution curve, with higher positive z-scores further in the right tail and lower negative z-scores further in the left tail.

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    A z-score is a measure of how many standard deviations a data point is above or below the mean of a population distribution. It is calculated by taking the difference between an individual data point and the population mean, divided by the population standard deviation. Z-scores allow data points to be compared on a standard normal distribution curve, with higher positive z-scores further in the right tail and lower negative z-scores further in the left tail.

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    What Is A Z Score

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    A z-score is a measure of how many standard deviations a data point is above or below the mean of a population distribution. It is calculated by taking the difference between an individual data point and the population mean, divided by the population standard deviation. Z-scores allow data points to be compared on a standard normal distribution curve, with higher positive z-scores further in the right tail and lower negative z-scores further in the left tail.

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    What is a Z-Score?

    -also called a standard score, gives you an idea of how far from the mean a data point is.

    -It is a measure of how many standard deviations below or above the population mean a raw
    score is

    -A z-score can be placed on a normal distribution curve. Z-scores range from -3 standard


    deviations (which would fall to the far left of the normal distribution curve) up to +3 standard
    deviations (which would fall to the far right of the normal distribution curve). In order to use a z-
    score, you need to know the mean μ and also the population standard deviation σ.

    Z-score formula:

    z = (x – μ) / σ

    For example, 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, your z score would be:

    X=190

    μ= 150

    σ=25

    z = (x – μ) / σ

    = (190 – 150) / 25

    = 1.6

    How to calculate a z-score

    Ex. You take the SAT and score 1100. The mean score for the SAT is 1026 and the standard deviation is
    209. How well did you score on the test compared to the average test taker?

    X=1100

    μ= 1026

    σ=209

    Find the answer using a calculator:


    z=(1100 – 1026) / 209

    = 0.354

    This means that your score was 0.354 standard dev above the mean.
    Look up your z-value in the z-table to see what percentage of test-takers scored below you.

    A z-score of 0.354 is 0.1368 +0 .5000* = 0.6368 or 63.68%.

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