The Z-score tells you the number of standard deviations away from the mean (and in what direction) a data value is. The formula: Z = *- can be used to find the Z-score for a single member of the population. Notice X - μ tells you the signed distance the data value (X) is from the mean. When you divide that by the size of each chunk (the standard deviation) you are measuring the distance in units of the size of the standard deviations (how many standard deviations fit in the distance between the data value and the mean) - which gives you the Z-score. The formula X = μ+Z.o can be used to find the value in the population when given the Z-score (signed number of standard deviations). Notice that Z. tells you how far from the mean the data value is (since Z is the number of standard deviations and is the size of each standard deviation the product tells the total distance). So adding the distance from the mean to the mean gives the location along the number line for the data value. A certain population is normally distributed with a mean of 173 and a standard deviation of 18. What is the data value in the population (X) if the Z-score is -4.81 standard deviations?

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The Z-score tells you the number of standard deviations away from the mean (and
in what direction) a data value is. The formula: Z = *- can be used to find the
Z-score for a single member of the population.
Notice X - μ tells you the signed distance the data value (X) is from the mean.
When you divide that by the size of each chunk (the standard deviation) you are
measuring the distance in units of the size of the standard deviations (how many
standard deviations fit in the distance between the data value and the mean) -
which gives you the Z-score.
The formula X = μ+Z.o can be used to find the value in the population
when given the Z-score (signed number of standard deviations).
Notice that Z. tells you how far from the mean the data value is (since Z is the
number of standard deviations and is the size of each standard deviation the
product tells the total distance). So adding the distance from the mean to the
mean gives the location along the number line for the data value.
A certain population is normally distributed with a mean of 173 and a standard
deviation of 18.
What is the data value in the population (X) if the Z-score is -4.81 standard
deviations?
Transcribed Image Text:The Z-score tells you the number of standard deviations away from the mean (and in what direction) a data value is. The formula: Z = *- can be used to find the Z-score for a single member of the population. Notice X - μ tells you the signed distance the data value (X) is from the mean. When you divide that by the size of each chunk (the standard deviation) you are measuring the distance in units of the size of the standard deviations (how many standard deviations fit in the distance between the data value and the mean) - which gives you the Z-score. The formula X = μ+Z.o can be used to find the value in the population when given the Z-score (signed number of standard deviations). Notice that Z. tells you how far from the mean the data value is (since Z is the number of standard deviations and is the size of each standard deviation the product tells the total distance). So adding the distance from the mean to the mean gives the location along the number line for the data value. A certain population is normally distributed with a mean of 173 and a standard deviation of 18. What is the data value in the population (X) if the Z-score is -4.81 standard deviations?
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