Exam 1

1. Metainformation

   Tag	Value
   file	Descriptive-statistics_vufsw-z-score-0032-en_vufsw-z-score-0032-en
   name	vufsw-z-score-0032-en
   section	descriptive statistics/score interpretation/z-score
   type	schoice
   solution	FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, TRUE, FALSE
   Type	conceptual
   Program	NA
   Language	English
   Level	statistical literacy

   Question

   An economics graduate has received two offers for a job.

   In the United States, she can get a job where she will earn a salary earns $5,000. The average salary in the United States is $3,300 (s = $800).
   In Germany, she can get a job where she earns a salary of 4,000 euros. The average salary in Germany is 2,800 euros (s = 500 euros).

   In which country is the offered salary most above the average salary of that country? And from which can you infer that?

   
   
   1. FALSE: In the United States. The standard error (standard error) of the offered salary is higher in the United States than in Germany.
   2. FALSE: In the United States. The z-score of the offered salary is higher in the United States than in Germany.
   3. FALSE: In the United States. The correlation coefficient of the offered salary is higher in the United States than in Germany.
   4. FALSE: In the Germany. The standard error (standard error) of the offered salary is higher in the Germany than in the United States.
   5. TRUE: In the Germany. The z-score of the offered salary is higher in Germany than in the United States.
   6. FALSE: In the Germany. The correlation coefficient of the offered salary is higher in the Germany than in the United States.
   
   
   1. False
   2. False
   3. False
   4. False
   5. True
   6. False