Z- Score

Presented by: Ahsan Ali

Roll no: 15761
Normal distribution
Symmetric
Bell- shaped curve
Single peak
•Described by μ and σ

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Standard normal distribution
• Maintains the same shape as a
normal distribution
• However,
• μ=0

• σ=1

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z-scores
The z-score specifies the precise location of each X
value within a distribution
It is one number that establishes the relationship
between:
The score
The mean
The standard deviation
The sign (+ or -) indicates whether the score is above
the mean (+) or below the mean (-)
On an exam with μ=80 and σ=5
X=90
How many standard
deviation above the
mean?

Z-score = 2
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Why Do We Use z-scores?
To determine where one score is located in a
distribution with respect to all other scores

To standardize entire distributions, making them

comparable
Formula for z score

x
z

Calculating z-scores
The amount of time it takes for a pizza delivery is
approximately normally distributed with a mean of 25
minutes and a standard deviation of 2 minutes.
Convert 21 minutes to a z score.

x   21  25
z   2.00
 2
 The Advantage of Standardized
Distributions
 Two (or more) different distributions can be made the
same and compared
to each other
Distribution A: μ = 100, σ = 10
Distribution B: μ = 40, σ = 6
When these distributions are
transformed to z-scores, both
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will have a μ = 0 and σ = 1
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