Mathematics in the Modern

World

GROUP 1
PH1Y1-1
 Z-score

Z-score (aka, a standard score) use a

common scale to indicate how an individual
compare to other individuals. A z-score can
be calculated from the following formula:
 Z-Score

Where:
z is the raw score, X is the mean, μ is the
population mean, and σ is the standard
deviation.
 Z-Score

5, 4, 7, 8, 10, 15, 6, 9

Calculating the Mean

1. Add all the numbers in the sample together

2. Divide the sum by your sample size (n)
Calculating the Variance

1. Subtract the mean from each of the numbers in

your sample
2. Square all of the answers from the subtractions
you just did
3. Add the squared numbers together
4. Divide the sum of squares by (n-1)
Calculating the Standard Deviation

1. Find your variance figure

2. Take the square root of the variance
Here is how to interpret z-scores.
A z-score less than 0 represents an element
less than the mean.
A z-score greater than 0 represents an
element greater than the mean.
A z-score equal to 0 represents an element
equal to the mean.
 Normal Curve

A normal curve is a bell-shaped curve

which shows the probability distribution of a
continuous random variable. Moreover, the
normal curve represents a normal
distribution.
 Z-table

Every set of data has a different set of

values. The normal curve, setting it to have
a mean of zero and a standard deviation of
one. When the curve is standardized, we can
use a Z Table to find percentages under the
curve.
 Z-Score

1. The IQ scores with a mean of 100 and a

standard deviation of 15.

 What percentage of people should have

an IQ score between 70 and 130?
 Z-Score

Where:
x is the raw score, μ is the population mean,
and σ is the standard deviation.
2. The IQ scores with a mean of 100 and
standard deviation of 15.

 What percentage of people should have

an IQ score of more than 130?
 Z-Score

Where:
z is the raw score, X is the mean, μ is the
population mean, and σ is the standard
deviation.
3. 45, 54, 10, 18, 35, 16, 18, 30

 Find the mean

 Find the variance
 Find the standard deviation
 Find the z-score of people who scored
more than 20
 Find the percentage
 References

P. (2011, January 30). Normal Distribution & Z-scores.

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WikiHow. (2018, June 24). How to Calculate Z Scores.
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statistics/z-score/