Description
In this unit, you will investigate the normal probability curve (the bell curve). Many variables, such as height and weight are “normally distributed.” This means, for example, that if you were to collect 10,000 female adult human heights, the histogram of that data would be shaped like a “bell” (with “most” of the data near the center or mean).
Use the following z table portion to assist you with
answering the Discussion topics. There is a full z table in Doc Sharing.
Standard Scores and Percentiles.jpg
Different university departments use different tests to compare student
performance and to determine graduate admission status. Three such tests are
the GMAT, the LSAT, and the GRE.
- Across the USA, results for these exams are normally distributed. What does that mean and why is this the case?
- If you were to create a histogram of all GRE scores, what would you expect the histogram to look like? Would it be symmetrical? Would it be bell shaped? How many modes would it likely have? Would it be skewed?
- Suppose that the mean GRE score for the USA is 500 and the standard deviation is 75. Use the Empirical Rule (also called the 68-95-99.7 Rule) to determine the percentage of students likely to get a score between 350 and 650? What percentage of students will get a score above 500? What percentage of students will get a score below 275? Is a score below 275 significantly different from the mean? Why or why not?
- Choose any GRE score between 200 and 800. Be sure that you do not choose a score that a fellow student has already selected. Using your chosen score, how many standard deviations from the mean is your score? (This value is called the z-value). Using the table above (or the z table in Doc Sharing), what percentage of students will likely get a score below this value? What percentage of students are likely to get a score above this value?
Hints: The “standard score,” the “z score,” the “z value,” and the
“number of standard deviations from the mean” are all saying the same thing. If
you cannot find your exact score on the table, use the closest value or use the
z table in Doc Sharing. There is a tutorial that can assist located in Doc
Sharing.
Unformatted Attachment Preview
Explanation & Answer
Review
Review
24/7 Homework Help
Stuck on a homework question? Our verified tutors can answer all questions, from basic math to advanced rocket science!
Similar Content
Related Tags
Black Beauty
by Anna Sewell
Things That Matter
by Charles Krauthammer
The Call of the Wild
by Jack London
The Eyes Were Watching God
by Zora Neale Hurston
Silas Marner
by George Eliot
Rules Of Civility
by Amor Towles
The Color Purple
by Alice Walker
A Separate Peace
by John Knowles
Extreme Ownership - How US Navy SEALs Lead and Win
by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin