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Understanding The Z-Scores

This document discusses z-scores and how to calculate them. It provides examples of finding z-scores from raw scores and vice versa given the mean and standard deviation. The key points are: - A z-score represents the distance from the mean in terms of standard deviations for a normal distribution. - The formula for calculating z-score is z = (x - mean) / standard deviation. - Given the mean and standard deviation, z-scores can be used to find the corresponding raw scores and vice versa. - Common tasks involve finding probabilities of scores falling within certain z-score ranges using the normal distribution table.

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Understanding The Z-Scores

This document discusses z-scores and how to calculate them. It provides examples of finding z-scores from raw scores and vice versa given the mean and standard deviation. The key points are: - A z-score represents the distance from the mean in terms of standard deviations for a normal distribution. - The formula for calculating z-score is z = (x - mean) / standard deviation. - Given the mean and standard deviation, z-scores can be used to find the corresponding raw scores and vice versa. - Common tasks involve finding probabilities of scores falling within certain z-score ranges using the normal distribution table.

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Understanding the zscores

I.REFERENCES
Baccay, E.S., Belecina, R.R., and Mateo, E.B.
(2016),
Statistics and Probability, REX Book
Store Inc.,
pp.61-65

Alferez,M.S. and Duro, M.C. (2006), MSA


Statistics
and probability, MSA Academic
Advancement
Institute, page 126-127

Determine each of the following


areas and show these
graphically. Use the z table.
Above z= 1.46
Below z=-0.58
Between z=-0.78
Between z=0.74 and z=1.75
Between z= -0.92 and z==1.83
To the right of z=1.32
To the left of z=2.16

Given the mean=50 and the


standard deviation 4 of scores
that are normally distributed,
find the probability of getting
score between the mean and
58.
To find the answer, you need to know
how to find the z-score.

What is z-score/ z-value?

The z represents the z-value


for a normal distribution and
P(z) represents the area
under the normal curve
using the z-table.
The area under the normal
curve serves as the

How to find the z-value?

Use the computation


formula:

Example 1.
Given the mean=50 and the standard
deviation 4 of scores that are normally
distributed, find the z-value
corresponds to score 58, 42, and 48.

X=58

Z=2

X=42

Z= - 2

X=48

Z= - 0.5

Example 2
What scores correspond to the following
z-scores in normal distribution? (use the
mean and sd given in example1)
Z=1.5 , z=1 and z= -2.5

X 50 =6
X=56

X 50 =4
X=54

X 50 = 10
X=60

Activity: Given: mean =30, sd=4.5,


Express the raw score into z-score.

X=20
X=33
X=40
X=25
X=27

Activity: If mean=50, sd=6, find the raw


score corresponds to the following z-value

Z=1.25
Z= 1.25
Z= 2.50
Z=0.5

Given the mean and sd of a


normal distribution,
How to find the z-value
corresponds to a raw score?
How to find the raw score
corresponds to a z-score?

Evaluation
A.Given: mean =62, sd= 8,
find the z-score that
corresponds to each of the
following scores up to two
decimal places:
1.X=70
2.X=78
3.X=82
4.X=50

A.If mean=80, sd=4, find


the raw score
corresponds to the
following z-value
1.Z=2.25
2.Z= 0.25
3.Z= 3.50
4. Z=1.75

Assignment
In a job fair, 3000 applicants applied for
job. Their mean age was found 28 with
standard deviation 4 years. Draw a normal
curve distribution showing the z-score and
raw score of each of the following
How many applicants are below 20 years
old?
How many applicants are above 32 years
old?

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