Learning Objectives

After reading this chapter, you should be able to do the following:

  • Compute and interpret a z score for a given raw score
  • Solve for X if given a z score
  • Explain what the sign of a z score indicates
  • Explain what the absolute value of a z score indicates
  • Locate a z score within a distribution
  • Use a unit normal table to determine the proportion of scores above or below any given z score