<PRE><B>Question 209030</B>
A person scores 81 on a test of verbal ability and 6.4 on a test of quantitative
ability. For the verbal ability test, the mean for people in general is 50 and the standard deviation is 20.
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For the quantitative ability test, the mean for people in general is 0 and the standard deviation is 5. 
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Which is this person’s stronger ability: verbal or quantitative.
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Find the z score for verbal and for quantity.
VERBAL: z(81) = (81-50)/20 = 1.55
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QUANTITY: z(6.4) = (6.4-9)/5 = 1.28
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Stonger ability is Verbal.
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stan H.
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