In: Statistics and Probability
Raul received a score of 79 on a history test for which the class mean was 70 with a standard deviation of 5. He received a score of 70 on a biology test for which the class mean was 70 with standard deviation 6. On which test did he do better relative to the rest of the class?
Solution :
Given that ,
mean = = 70 ( history)
standard deviation = = 5
x = 79
Using z-score formula,
z = x - /
z = 79 - 70 / 5
z = 1.80 ( history)
mean = = 70 ( biology)
standard deviation = = 6
x = 70
Using z-score formula,
z = x - /
z = 70 - 70 / 6
z = 0 ( biology)
History test did he do better relative to the rest of the class, because history test z-score 1.80 larger than biology test z-score 0.