SOLUTION: A set of data has mean 62 and standard deviation 4. Find the z-score of the value 78. a. 16 b. 1.2 c. –4 d. 4

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Question 889959: A set of data has mean 62 and standard deviation 4. Find the z-score of the value 78.
a.
16
b.
1.2
c.
–4
d.
4

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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A set of data has mean 62 and standard deviation 4. Find the z-score of the value 78.
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The z-score is the number of standard deviations a data value is
above or below the mean of the data.
0000000000000000000000
z(78) = (78-62)/4 = 16/4 = 4
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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