STANDARD SCORE

Z-SCORE
Measures how many
standard deviation a given
value (x) is above or below
the mean
 Z-SCORES

Useful in comparing observed values

POSITIVE Z-SCORE indicates that the score or

observed value is ABOVE the mean.

NEGATIVE Z-SCORE indicates that the score or

observed value is BELOW the mean.
 EQUATIONS OF Z-SCORE

 FOR SAMPLE FOR POPULATION



z= standard score z= standard score

x=raw score x=raw score
=sample mean =population mean
 s=sample standard deviation = population standard deviation
 EXAMPLE

On a final examination in biology, the mean was 75

and the standard deviation was 12. determine the
standard score of a student who received a score of 60
assuming that the scores are normally distributed.

On the first periodic exam in Statistics, the population

mean was 70 and the population standard deviation
was 9. Determine the standard score of a student who
got a score of 88 assuming that the scores are
normally distributed.
 EXAMPLE

Luz scored 90 in an English test and 70 in a physics

test. Scores in the English test have a mean of 80 and
a standard deviation of 10. Scores in the physics test
have a mean of 60 and a standard deviation of 8. In
which subject was her standing better assuming that
the scores in her English and Physics class are
normally distributed?
 EXAMPLE

In a Science test, the mean score is 42 and the

standard deviation is 5. Assuming the scores are
normally distributed, what percent of the score is
a. Greater than 48?
b. Less than 50?
c. Between 30 and 48?
 EXAMPLE

The mean height of grade nine students at a certain

high school is 164 centimeters and the standard
deviation is 10 centimeters. Assuming the heights are
normally distributed, what percent of the heights is
greater that 168 centimeters?