Grading on a Curve

This activity will allow you to explore a couple of different options

Directions for adjusting exam scores and the effects of each plan on the
students’ results. Read the steps below and complete each item.

1. Suppose a professor gives an exam to a class of 40 students and the scores are as
follows. (Type the data set in StatCrunch.)

35 44 46 47 47 48 49 51 53 54
55 55 57 57 57 58 59 59 59 59
60 60 60 60 60 62 62 62 64 68
69 70 72 73 73 75 75 77 82 88

a. Find each of the following:

i. Mean: 60.35
ii. Median: 59.5
iii. Standard deviation: 10.7
iv. Z-score for a student who originally scored 54 on the exam: -0.6
b. Create a histogram of the scores and comment on the shape of the
distribution. (Use a separate page if necessary.)

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 0-59 6-69 70-79 80-89 90-99
The graph should have 10 grade intervals. It is right screwed.

2. Suppose the professor wants the scores to be curved in a way that results in the
following:

Top 10% of scores receive an A

Bottom 10% of scores receive an F
Scores between the 70th and 90th percentile receive a B
Scores between the 30th and 70th percentile receive a C
Scores between the 10th and 30th percentile receive a D

Find the range of scores that would qualify for each grade under this plan.
(Assume all scores are normally distributed with a mean of 60.53 and standard
deviation of 10.96.)

Exam Scores Letter Grade

0.05 A
0.225 B
0.5 C
0.2 D
0.025 F

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