Exam 1

  1. Metainformation

    Tag Value
    fileDescriptive-statistics_vufgb-zscore-006-en_vufgb-zscore-006-en
    namevufgb-zscore-006-en
    sectionDescriptive statistics/Score interpretation/z-score
    typeschoice
    solutionFALSE, FALSE, TRUE, FALSE
    TypeConceptual
    LanguageEnglish
    LevelStatistical Literacy

    Question

    Luke has an IQ-score of 130. The population mean is 100, and the population standard deviation is 15. Luke’s z-score is (130-100)/15=2. What does this mean?


    1. FALSE: Luke’s IQ belongs to the 2% highest scores in the population.
    2. FALSE: Luke’s IQ is twice as high as the average person in the population.
    3. TRUE: Luke’s IQ deviates 2 standard deviations from the mean in the population.
    4. FALSE: Luke’s IQ significantly deviates from the mean in the population.

    1. Incorrect
    2. Incorrect
    3. Correct
    4. Incorrect