In: Statistics and Probability
Professor Bailey wanted to assess his students’ understanding
of statistics. He decided to test both their...
- Professor Bailey wanted to assess his students’ understanding
of statistics. He decided to test both their problem- solving
ability, and their conceptual understanding of basic statistics
principles governing the topics they had covered so far. He gave
his class 2 tests. Test 1 involved problem-solving using statistics
formulas and test 2 was conceptual (i.e. it involved students
interpreting statistical concepts). The mean on both tests was 70%.
However, the standard deviation for the problem-solving test was 5,
and the standard deviation for the conceptual test was 10. Based on
the information given for both tests, how would you interpret the
general performance/ test scores of the class in statistics?
Explain your answer.