10. A sample has a mean of M = 53 and a standard deviation of s = 11.

For this sample,

find the z-score for each of the following X values.
X = 30
X = 39
X = 70
X = 48
X = 57
X = 64

Formula:

X− M
z=
s

M 53
s 11

X z-score
30 -2,0909091
39 -1,2727273
70 1,54545455
48 -0,4545455
57 0,36363636
64 1
11. You receive your midterm exam scores for four classes. In all four classes, your
midterm score was X = 70. Below is the mean and standard deviation for each of
your classes. Compute the z-score for each midterm exam score and summarize in
words how you performed relative to other students in the class.

a. Class 1:  = 70 and  = 10

b. Class 2:  = 50 and  = 20

c. Class 3:  = 80 and  = 5

d. Class 4:  = 80 and  = 20

Formula:

X−μ
z=
σ

X 70

Clas
𝝁 𝝈 X z-score Summary in Words
s
1 70 10 70 0 Highly Repsentative
2 50 20 70 1 Representative
3 80 5 70 -2 Less Repsentative/Almost Extreme
4 80 20 70 -0.5 Highly Repsentative

a. In the Class 1 the score X = 70 with z-score = 0 is highly representative of the

population.
b. In the Class 2 the score X = 70 with z-score = 1 is representative of the population.
c. In the Class 3 the score X = 70 with z-score = -2 is less representative of the
population and almost extreme.
d. In the Class 4 the score X = 70 with z-score = -0.5 is highly representative of the
population.