Z Scores and (maybe) Outliers

Assign. #1

Basic Stat

Internet

Section 881

Z-Scores (also called "Standard Scores")

 

Do this assignment in the ORIGINAL ORDER, not by size. Answer questions below.

Note: the data you enter and its order are to be used in all the assignments.

Order no. 

Round all calculations to TWO PLACES AFTER THE DECIMAL POINT.

Your scores

- Mean

"=DEVIATIONs

devs. squared

Zscores = each DEV/Stan. Dev.

1

5

6.50

-1.50

2.25

-0.43

2

7

6.50

0.50

0.25

0.14

3

8

6.50

1.50

2.25

0.43

4

6

6.50

-0.50

0.25

-0.14

5

11

6.50

4.50

20.25

1.30

6

4

6.50

-2.50

6.25

-0.72

7

3

6.50

-3.50

12.25

-1.01

8

10

6.50

3.50

12.25

1.01

9

1

6.50

-5.50

30.25

-1.59

10

12

6.50

5.50

30.25

1.59

11

9

6.50

2.50

6.25

0.72

12

2

6.50

-4.50

20.25

-1.30

 

Excel can caluclate colored figures right and below

 

Sum of devs. squared =

143

"sum of squares"

 

 

 

Mean (average) dev. sq. =

11.92

"variance"

 

 

 

Square root of Mean (average) dev. sq. =

3.45

"STANDARD DEVIATION"

 

 

 

 

 

 

N =

12

N

"= number of scores: how many are there?

 

 

MEAN =

6.50

Mean

"= usual average, sum of scores divided by N

 

 

Median =

6.50

Median

"= mid score (or average of 2 mid scores when N is even) after all are in order

 

 

Mode(s) =

no mode

Mode(s)

"=most frequently occuring; don't list more than 2 scores TIED FOR MOST

 

 

 

 

 

 

What score is most divergent from the mean?

Your answer here

 

 

 

 

What is the Z score associated with the most divergent score?

Your answer 

 

 

 

(Define outlier as "score 2 or more standard deviations from mean".) 

Is your set of scores a single set or are there one or more outliers?

Answer: "single set" or "outlier(s)"

This assignment creates Z scores, to evaluate the dispersion of your scores.

 

 

 


Last Updated on 7/26/99
By Bill Kirby
Email: wkirby@uwsp.edu