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OpenStudy (anonymous):

IQ scores have a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 15. Kate has an IQ of 121. What is the difference between Kate's IQ and the mean? Convert Kate's IQ score to a z score:

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

What is the difference between Kate's IQ and the mean?

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

I'm sure you know this. Difference means subtraction.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

21 I miss read the question hah

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

21 is the difference, yes

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

to get the z-score, you divide the difference by the standard deviation

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I always forget that for some reason

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

the z-score formula is \[\Large z = \frac{x - \mu}{\sigma}\] \(\Large \mu\) (myoo) is the mean \(\Large \sigma\) (sigma) is the standard deviation

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