Question 1168892: 6. Fred received an exam score of 92 points in a biology class where the average was 89 and the standard deviation was 4. What was his standardized score (z-score)? I got z=o.75 am I correct?
7. Fred received an exam score of 87 points in a criminology class where the average was 83 and the standard deviation was 6. What was his standardized score (z-score)? I got z=0.67
8. Relatively speaking, did Fred (from questions 6 & 7) perform better on his biology or criminology exam? I got Biology am I correct?
9. What type of error has occurred when a researcher falsely rejects the null hypothesis? I got Type 1 error am I correct?
10. A researcher studying gender differences in mental stress collects data from a random sample of men and women. After conducting her analysis, the researcher concludes that there is a significant difference in everyday levels of mental stress between males and females, with women showing higher levels of day to day stress. However, in reality there is no difference in mental stress levels between men and women. What type of error has the researcher committed? Type 1 error am I correct?
11. In order to run a z-test for one sample mean, we must know the ____________ and standard ____________________ of the population with which our sample is being compared. I GOT INFORMATION AND STANDARD DEVIATION
Answer by ElectricPavlov(122)   (Show Source):
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**6. Fred's Biology Z-score:**
* Z = (X - μ) / σ
* Z = (92 - 89) / 4
* Z = 3 / 4
* Z = 0.75
* **You are correct!**
**7. Fred's Criminology Z-score:**
* Z = (X - μ) / σ
* Z = (87 - 83) / 6
* Z = 4 / 6
* Z = 0.6666... (approximately 0.67)
* **You are correct!**
**8. Fred's Relative Performance:**
* Fred's z-score in biology (0.75) is higher than his z-score in criminology (0.67).
* A higher z-score indicates a better relative performance.
* **You are correct!** Fred performed better in biology.
**9. Type I Error:**
* A Type I error occurs when you reject a true null hypothesis.
* **You are correct!**
**10. Researcher's Error:**
* The researcher concluded there was a difference when, in reality, there was none. This means they rejected a true null hypothesis.
* **You are correct!** It's a Type I error.
**11. Z-test Requirements:**
* For a z-test, you need the population mean and the population standard deviation.
* **You are correct!** Your answer of "information" is a little too broad, but you correctly identified "standard deviation". The more precise answer is population mean and population standard deviation.
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