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This document is a homework assignment for a statistics course, covering topics such as z scores, percentile ranks, and calculations related to raw scores and standard deviations. It includes various problems requiring calculations and interpretations based on given data sets, including IQ scores and heights of basketball players. The assignment also involves real-world applications, such as analyzing real estate prices and comparing test scores.

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Mat 102 HW 8

This document is a homework assignment for a statistics course, covering topics such as z scores, percentile ranks, and calculations related to raw scores and standard deviations. It includes various problems requiring calculations and interpretations based on given data sets, including IQ scores and heights of basketball players. The assignment also involves real-world applications, such as analyzing real estate prices and comparing test scores.

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Mat 102 Homework Assignment 8

1. The statistic that measures the relative position of an individual data value from the
mean using standard deviation units is called a _______________

2. The z score of a sample data value is calculated by the formula:


____________________

The z score of a population data value is calculated by the formula:


____________________

3. A data value that is one standard deviation greater than the mean has a z score of:
__________

4. The z score of a data value indicates how many standard deviations the data value is
above or below the
a. Mean
b. Mode
c. Median

5. A data value that has a z score of zero is the _______________

6. For a distribution where, x=100 and s = 4:


a. If x=x , then z =_______
b. If x = 90, then z = _______
c. If z = 2, then x = _______
d. If z = 1.5, then x = __________

7. If a raw score has a z score of 3, then the raw score is_______ standard deviations
__________ than the mean.

8. Lorenzo's IQ score of 120 has a percentile rank of 90. This means that ____________
percent of the individuals have IQ scores less than 120 and ____________ percent have
IQ scores greater than 120.

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9. a) Using the raw score formula, calculate the raw score for each z score given in the
table below.
Mean Standard Deviation z score
1. 120 50 +2.33
ii) 500 160 -1.96
iii) 75 25 +0.56
iv) 450 90 -3.58
v) 290 75 +1.65
b) Using the information in the table and the results of part a, state which raw score
might be considered a potential outlier? Explain.

10. Assume you have recently taken a Biology exam and you earned a grade of 85. Your
friend, who is in a different biology class, receives a grade of 77. Although you have a
higher test score, based upon the information contained in the following table, you feel
your friend's test score is more outstanding relative to her class. Using the table
information, show that your claim is justified.
Student Class mean grade Class standard deviation Your test score
You 76 4 85
Friend 69 3 77

11. A Long Beach real estate agency, sold three condominiums during the past week. It sold
an oceanfront condo (O) for $305,000, a condo on the canal (C) for $275,000 and condo
in the heart of town (T), for $215,000.
The purchase price of a condo is dependent upon its location. City Hall records indicate
that the population mean price of an oceanfront condo is $245,000 (with σ = $50,000),
while the mean price of a canal condo is $230,000 (with σ = $23,000) and a town condo
is $190,000 (with σ = $15,000).
a) Based upon its geographic location, which of the three recently sold condos was
sold for the relatively:
I. Higher purchase price?
II. Lower purchase price?

b) In which geographic location was there the greatest price dispersion?

12. Michael and Lorenzo both took the same calculus test. Michael scored an 87 on the test.
Lorenzo's test paper only had the z score of his grade which was +1.2. The instructor
gave Lorenzo the following information about the distribution of test grades: the mean
test grade is 76 and the standard deviation is 15. Who had the higher grade, Michael or
Lorenzo?

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13. Using the following collection of 50 IQ scores, compute the percentile rank of the IQ
scores and interpret each result:
a) 87 b) 91 c) 105 d) 115 e) 119 f) 121

IQ Scores
81, 85, 85, 86, 87, 87, 88, 89, 89, 90, 90, 90, 91, 93, 93, 94, 95, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102,
104, 105, 105, 107, 107, 110, 112, 112, 113, 114, 115, 115, 115, 115, 119, 120, 121, 121,
121, 122, 123, 125, 125, 126, 126, 127, 135

14. The following data values represent a sample of the heights of female college basketball
players.
Heights in Inches
63, 71, 69, 66, 73, 85, 70, 69, 67, 74, 75, 68, 65, 63, 67, 69, 68, 72, 73, 75, 72, 75, 73, 68,
69, 75, 65, 65
a. Determine (to 2 decimal places) the mean height and standard deviation of
the heights
b. Determine the z score & percentile rank of the following heights. Interpret
these results.
i) 67 ii) 69 iii) 66 iv) 73 v) 85 vi) 74

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