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Normal Distribution

Exploring the z score


Application
What is the importance of the z-
scores?
Raw scores may be composed of large
values, but large values cannot be
accommodated at the base line of the normal
curve. So they have to be transformed into
scores for convenience without
sacrificing meanings associated with the raw
scores.
Example 1: Reading Scores
Given the mean, μ = 50 and the standard deviation, σ = 4
of a population of Reading scores. Find the zvalue that
corresponds to a score X = 58.
The Z-Score
Z-score or Standard
Score tells how many
standard deviations a value is,
away from the mean. A
negative z-score tells that the
value is below the mean,
while a positive z-score tells
that the value is above the
mean. A z-score is unitless,
thus, even values of different
units could be compared
relative to their groups.
Example 1 : The scores of 500 students in the
midyear examination for Mathematics has a mean (µ)
of 32 and a standard deviation (σ) of 5. Find the
zscore corresponding to each the following scores:
a. 37
b. 22
c. 33
d. 28
Example 2 : The scores of 500 students in the
midyear examination for Mathematics has a
mean (µ) of 32 and a standard deviation (σ) of
5. Answer the following questions:

a. What is the probability that a randomly selected


student has a score below 30?
b. How many students have scores lower than 30?
c. What is the probability that a randomly selected
student has a score greater than 33?
d. How many students have scores between 22 and
28?
Activity ___: A. Convert the following raw
score to z-score or vice versa
1. X = 22 µ = 25 σ=4
2. X = 205 µ = 195 σ = 6.5
3. X = 56 µ = 40 σ = 13
4. X = 140 ഥ = 144
𝒙 s=4
5. X = 83 ഥ = 81
𝒙 s=5
Activity ___: B. In a job fair, 3,000 applicants
applied for a job. Their mean age was found to be
28 with a standard deviation of 4 years.

a. Draw a normal curve distribution showing


the z-scores and the raw scores.
b. How many applicants are below 20 years
old?
c. How many applicants are above 30 years
old?
d. How many have ages between 24 and 32
years?

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