Exam 1

  1. Metainformation

    Tag Value
    fileDescriptive-statistics_vufsw-z-score-0009-en_vufsw-z-score-0009-en
    namevufsw-z-score-0009-en
    sectiondescriptive statistics/score interpretation/z-score
    typeschoice
    solutionFALSE, TRUE, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE
    Typeconceptual
    ProgramNA
    LanguageEnglish
    Levelstatistical literacy

    Question

    What is the best description of what a given z score expresses?


    1. FALSE: How many units an observation is above or below the mean, expressed on a scale ranging from -1.96 to +1.96.
    2. TRUE: How many units an observation is above or below the mean, expressed in standard deviation units.
    3. FALSE: How many units an observation is above or below the standard deviation is, expressed on a scale ranging from -1.96 to +1.96.
    4. FALSE: How many units an observation is above or below the standard deviation is, expressed on a scale ranging from 0 to 1.
    5. FALSE: How many units an observation is above or below the value 0, expressed on a scale ranging from -1 to +1.

    1. False
    2. True
    3. False
    4. False
    5. False