Author Question: Chris wants to calculate a zscore for his own height. The average height in the class is 66 inches, ... (Read 289 times)

cookcarl · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

Chris wants to calculate a zscore for his own height. The average height in the class is 66 inches, and Chris's height is 62 inches. Chris calculated his zscore to be +1.5 . What's wrong with his calculation?

a. The z-score is an inappropriate calculation here.
b. The z-score should be a higher number.
c. He didn't have the standard deviation.
d. The z-score should be a negative number.

Question 2

Which of the following is not one of the things the relative frequency of z-scores allows us to calculate for corresponding raw scores?

a. Relative frequency
b. Percentile
c. Comparison against other variables
d. Values in terms of goodness or badness