Z - score

Dr. Crisanto C. Limson

A z-score (also called a standard score) gives the
idea of how far from the mean a data point is. But
more technically it’s a measure of how many
standard deviations below or above the
population mean a raw score is.
Z-Score Formula
𝑥 − 𝑥ҧ
𝑧=

Solve for the Z-Scores of the following daily sales
of an item in a Mini Store. (5, 3, 7, 8, 4, 9, 6)
Step 1: Solve for mean 𝑥 − 𝑥ҧ
𝑧=

Solve for the Z-Scores of the following daily sales
of an item in a Mini Store. (5, 3, 7, 8, 4, 9, 6) 𝑥 − 𝑥ҧ
Step 2: Solve for SD 𝑧=

Scores 𝑥 − 𝑥ҧ (𝑥 − 𝑥)2
5
3
7
8
4
9
6
Solve for the Z-Scores of the following daily sales
of an item in a Mini Store. (5, 3, 7, 8, 4, 9, 6)
Step 3: Solve for Z - Scores 𝑥 − 𝑥ҧ
𝑧=
𝑥ҧ = 6  = 2.16 
Scores Z-Score
5
3
7
8
4
9
6
Solve for the Z-Scores of the following daily sales of
an item in a Mini Store. (15, 23, 17, 28, 24, 19, 16, 20)
Step 1: Solve for mean 𝑥 − 𝑥ҧ
𝑧=

Solve for the Z-Scores of the following daily sales of an
item in a Mini Store. (15, 23, 17, 28, 24, 19, 16, 20)
Step 2: Solve for SD 𝑥 − 𝑥ҧ
𝑧=

Scores 𝑥 − 𝑥ҧ (𝑥 − 𝑥)2
15
23
17
28
24
19
16
20
Solve for the Z-Scores of the following daily sales of an
item in a Mini Store. (15, 23, 17, 28, 24, 19, 16, 20)
Step 3: Solve for Z - Scores 𝑥 − 𝑥ҧ
𝑥ҧ = 6  = 4.46 𝑧=

Scores Z-Score
15
23
17
28
24
19
16
20
 𝑥 − 𝑥ҧ
Go to Whiteboard.fi 𝑧=
Solve for the Z-Scores of the following daily sales 
of an item in a Mini Store. (9, 2, 5, 8, 10, 9, 6)
Score (X-𝑥)ҧ (X-𝑥)ҧ 2 Z-score
9
2
5
8
10
9
6
X = (X-x)2 =
Mean = SD =
Given  = 25 and  = 4, what is the z – score
of the score 21?
Given  = 25 and  = 4, what is the z – score
of the score 28?
Given  = 28 and z = 1.75, what is the  if the
score 35?
Given  = 31 and z = -1.35, what is the  if the
score 36?
Given  = 25 and  = 4, what is the score if
the z – score 1.25?
Given  = 25 and  = 4, what is the score of
the z – score 2.75?
Given z = 2.5 and  = 4, what is the  if the
score 25?
Given z = – 2.3 and  = 5, what is the  if the
score 20?
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1. Given =25 and =4, what is the z-score of the score 25?
2. Given =27 and z=2.3, what is the  if the score 29?
3. Given =25 and =4, what is the score if the z= –2.25?
4. Given z = 1.7 and  = 5, what is the  if the score 31?
Given the following data, determine who did got
high performance in Mathematics.
Student A: 𝑥ҧ = 7, 𝜎 = 3, 𝑥 = 10
Student B: 𝑥ҧ = 7, 𝜎 = 4, 𝑥 = 11
Given the following scores of five students in two
different subjects, determine which subject did
Student A performed well.
Mathematics
Student Score
A 9
B 3
C 6
D 7
E 5

Science
Student Score
A 9
B 6
C 5
D 4
E 6
Given the following scores of five students in two
different subjects, determine which subject does
Student A performed well.
Filipino
Student Score
A 9
B 3
C 6
D 8
E 4

English
Student Score
A 8
B 6
C 5
D 5
E 6