Options are: -MATH -VERBAL -WRITING -UNABLE TO DETERMINE Wesley just finished ta

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Options are:

-MATH

-VERBAL

-WRITING

-UNABLE TO DETERMINE

Wesley just finished taking a college entrance exam and earned a score of 55 points on the math section, a score of 60 on the verbal section, and a score of 70 on the writing section. The math and verbal sections are scored from O to 100; the writing section is scored from 0-10. The math section of the exam has a population mean of = 40 and a standard deviation of -5. The verbal section of the exam has a population mean of = 55 and a standard deviation of 10. The writing section of the exam has a population mean of 6 and a standard deviation of 1.25 Which score is the most impressive? Choose ] Which score is least impressive? lChoose ] Which score is most typical (closest to the mean)? lChoose ]

Explanation / Answer

z for Math is (x-mean)/s which is (55-40)/5=3

z for Verbal is (60-55)/10=0.5

z for Writing is (7-6)/1.25=0.8

thus z for math is highest and verbal is lowest

therefore MATH>WRITING>VERBAL

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