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Z-Score - Worksheet

Variables

𝑍𝑍 = 𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑒
𝑥𝑥 = 𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎 𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑒
𝑥𝑥̅ = 𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚 𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠
𝑠𝑠𝑥𝑥 = 𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑

Equations

Z Score: -3 -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3 𝑥𝑥 − 𝑥𝑥̅
𝑍𝑍 =
𝑠𝑠𝑥𝑥

𝑥𝑥 = (𝑍𝑍 × 𝑆𝑆𝑥𝑥 ) + 𝑥𝑥̅

Key Words
• “Normal distribution”
• “Bell shaped”
• “Z-Score”
• “Standardised Score”

Reference
• Juddy Productions: Z Scores(Watch video for solutions)

Example 1
A VCE maths class sits a test with a mean score of 80 marks and a standard deviation of 5 marks. The
distribution is approximately normally distributed

James achieves a score of 90 marks. What is his Z score?

𝑍𝑍 = 𝑥𝑥 − 𝑥𝑥̅
𝑥𝑥̅ = 𝑍𝑍 =
𝑠𝑠𝑥𝑥
𝑠𝑠𝑥𝑥 =
𝑥𝑥 =
Example 2
The height of all Year 10 students is approximately normally distributed. The mean height for the
year level was 168 cm and the standard deviation was found to be 8 cm.

Lisa has a height of 144 cm. What is her height expressed as a Z score?

𝑍𝑍 = 𝑥𝑥 − 𝑥𝑥̅
𝑥𝑥̅ = 𝑍𝑍 =
𝑠𝑠𝑥𝑥
𝑠𝑠𝑥𝑥 =
𝑥𝑥 =

Example 3
The lengths of a particular type of ant is approximately normally distributed with a mean length of
4.8 mm and a standard deviation of 1.2 mm

One particular ant has a length of 6.8 mm. What is the standardised ant length (ie. Z score)? Express
your answer to 2 decimal places

𝑍𝑍 = 𝑥𝑥 − 𝑥𝑥̅
𝑥𝑥̅ = 𝑍𝑍 =
𝑠𝑠𝑥𝑥
𝑠𝑠𝑥𝑥 =
𝑥𝑥 =

Example 4
The lengths of a particular type of ant is approximately normally distributed with a mean length of
4.8 mm and a standard deviation of 1.2 mm

A standardised ant length of 𝑧𝑧=−0.5 corresponds to what actual ant length?

𝑍𝑍 = 𝑥𝑥 − 𝑥𝑥̅
𝑥𝑥̅ = 𝑍𝑍 =
𝑠𝑠𝑥𝑥
𝑠𝑠𝑥𝑥 =
𝑥𝑥 =
Example 5
A class of students sat a Biology test and a Legal Studiers test. Each test had a possible maximum
score of 100 marks. The table below shows the mean and standard deviation of the marks obtained
in these tests.

The class marks in each subject are approximately normally distributed.


Sashi obtained a mark of 81 in the Biology test.

What mark would Sashi need to obtain on the Legal Studies test to achieve the same standard score
for both Legal Studies and Biology?

Biology Legal Studies


𝑍𝑍 = 𝑍𝑍 =
𝑥𝑥̅ = 𝑥𝑥̅ =
𝑠𝑠𝑥𝑥 = 𝑠𝑠𝑥𝑥 =
𝑥𝑥 = 𝑥𝑥 =

Step.1 Calculate the Z score for Sashi’s Biology Step.2 Calculate Sashi’s “actual score” for her
test Legal Studies test to achieve the same Z score
as Biology.
𝑥𝑥 − 𝑥𝑥̅
𝑍𝑍 = 𝑥𝑥 − 𝑥𝑥̅
𝑠𝑠𝑥𝑥
𝑍𝑍 =
𝑠𝑠𝑥𝑥

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