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Standard deviation, mean, variance, z-scores, t-tests, etc.
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Can someone check my answer to this problem??

Postby jaqalnp » Wed Mar 23, 2011 10:21 pm

16. Find the z-score of 0.9418.

Here is my answer:

The z score can be found by using the Table A-2.

Z score is defined as the distance along the horizontal scale of the standard normal distribution

You locate by looking to the leftmost column and top row of Table A-2

Answer : Z=1.57

The question that i have is that the area that i am trying to locate the z-score for is to the left of 0.9418. Does that make sense? i just want to understand the problem. Thank you.
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Re: Can someone check my answer to this problem??

Postby maggiemagnet » Thu Mar 24, 2011 11:26 am

Your answer looks good to me! :clap:
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Re: Can someone check my answer to this problem??

Postby jaqalnp » Thu Mar 24, 2011 1:01 pm

Thank you Maggie! :D
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Re: Can someone check my answer to this problem??

Postby Martingale » Thu Mar 24, 2011 3:03 pm

one could also use ...

Wolfram Alpha
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