SOLUTION: You just have received your score in a language aptitude test. If your score was 82 and the mean score on the test was 73 and a standard deviation of 5,What is your standard score?

Question 1161889: You just have received your score in a language aptitude test. If your score was 82 and the mean score on the test was 73 and a standard deviation of 5,What is your standard score? Assume that the test are normally distributed, how does your score compare with the distribution of all test scores? If you also scored 82 in math aptitude test but mean score of 75 with standard of 7, in which course you perform better?
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Standard Score:

Use the given values and do the arithmetic.

You performed better in the course where you had a higher standard score -- all other things being equal such as the difficulty of the questions, clarity of presentation of the questions, etc.

John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it

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