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Chapter 5 - z Scores

Chapter 5 - z Scores

Q • Question 1 1 out of 1 points Why is the z-score considered a standardized score? • Question 2 1 out of 1 points What would potentially happen if you used the population z-score equation on sample data? • Question 3 1 out of 1 points If the number of standard deviations away from the mean is 2 than what is the corresponding z-score? • Question 4 0 out of 1 points A z-score value for a data point that is smaller than the mean has a positive value.

Q • Question 5 1 out of 1 points A researcher wanted to standardize and compare people's personality traits using a z-score transformation. If a person scored a z score of z=-1.00 on extroversion and z=-1.25 for neuroticism what would this result mean?

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1.Selected Answer: a. because it uses the standard deviation in the denominator of the equation 2.Selected Answer: a. the answer would be biased 3.Selected Answer: 2 4.Answers: False 5. Selected Answer: the person is less extroverted and less neurotic than the group being compared to