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    A z-score indicates how many standard deviations an observation is from the mean, and is calculated by subtracting the population mean from an individual score and dividing by the population standard deviation. It allows comparison of observations from different normal distributions. Z-scores are dimensionless and most frequently used to compare a sample to a standard normal distribution with mean 0 and standard deviation 1.

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    A z-score indicates how many standard deviations an observation is from the mean, and is calculated by subtracting the population mean from an individual score and dividing by the population standard deviation. It allows comparison of observations from different normal distributions. Z-scores are dimensionless and most frequently used to compare a sample to a standard normal distribution with mean 0 and standard deviation 1.

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    A z-score indicates how many standard deviations an observation is from the mean, and is calculated by subtracting the population mean from an individual score and dividing by the population standard deviation. It allows comparison of observations from different normal distributions. Z-scores are dimensionless and most frequently used to compare a sample to a standard normal distribution with mean 0 and standard deviation 1.

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    Z-Score

    In statistics, a standard score indicates how many standard deviations an


    observation or datum is above or below the mean. It is a dimensionless quan
    tity derived by subtracting the population mean from an individual raw
    score and then dividing the difference by the population standard devia
    tion. This conversion process is called standardizing or normalizing; however,
    “normalizing” can refer to many types of ratios; see normalization (statistics)
    for more.
    The standard deviation is the unit of measurement of the z-score. It allows
    comparison of observations from different normal distributions, which is
    done frequently in research.
    Standard scores are also called z-values, z-scores, normal scores, and standard
    ized variables; the use of “Z” is because the normal distribution is also known
    as the “Z distribution.” They are most frequently used to compare a sample
    to a standard normal deviate (standard normal distribution, with μ = 0 and
    σ = 1), although they can be defined without assumptions of normality.
    The z-score is only defined if one knows the population parameters, as in
    standardized testing; if one only has a sample set, then the analogous com
    putation with sample mean and sample standard deviation yields Student’s
    t statistic. Z-scores can be calculated using the following equation:
    2
    χµ
    σ
    =
    −
    z
    where
    z = score (unitless)
    χ2 = chi-square value
    σ = standard deviation
    Example
    You just completed a statistical review of your safety training pro
    gram, which showed a mean score on the final examination of 79.2%
    and a standard deviation of 8.3. One student scored 82.6%. Assuming a
    standard distribution, how many students scored higher than this one
    student on the examination?
    Solution
    82.6 79.2
    8.3
    =
    −
    z
    3.4
    8.3
    z=
    z = 0.41384
    Safety Professional’s Reference and Study Guide
    Now refer to Figure 13.21 and determine the area under the curve associ
    ated with a z-score of 0.41. Begin with 0.4 under the z column, then go
    over to Column 0.01 and the area beneath that represents a z-score of
    0.41 is 0.6591.
    To calculate the total number of persons taking the examination that
    scored higher than 82.6%, we subtract the total area from the whole as
    follows: 1 − 0.6591 = 0.3409; 0.3409×100 = 34.09%. Therefore,

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