z-scores week 3 .

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p

Location of a score in a distribution

·
how far a score lies from the mean ?
·

locating a point relative to the mean in terms of SDs

M
z =

M
=
7 6 =
1X = 5 5 .
negative 2 score > -
reft from the mean
positive 2 score > right from the mean
-

5-7 = -

1 5
z
.
=
1

a value of 5 5 .
in the data has a 2-score of -1 5
.

N(M 22) Xw N(7 0 ; 1 0) are Ofor

is is

distribution :
XV ,
>
-

.
.

id value 2-SC .
new value

I G 1 0 90
projecting data to a
-

2 4 5 .
-
2 5 .
75 new distribution
.5 125

i it
2
0 5
. 185
-
1 5
.
85

M =
100 (original 7 .
0)
SD =
10 Coriginal 1 .
0)

M
z =

X = + 26
M

M 20 X
-
= -

AM
- =
Z