Z Score

Z Score

Assessment

Assessment

Created by

undefined undefined

Mathematics

6th - 12th Grade

7 plays

Easy

Student preview

quiz-placeholder

25 questions

Show answers

1.

Multiple Choice

15 mins

1 pt

Media Image

Who is the best athlete?

Tiger Woods

Tom Brady

Venus Williams

We can't really tell because they all play different sports.

2.

Multiple Choice

15 mins

1 pt

Statistics gives us a way to compare events that are measured differently.  Which of the following is an example of events that are measured differently?

Jess' test score vs. Mia's test score

Payton Manning's pass completion vs. Aaron Rodgers pass completion

Quin's ACT score vs. Jake's SAT score

My Fitbit steps (lol) vs. Ms. Kladis' Fitbit steps

3.

Multiple Choice

15 mins

1 pt

In order to compare, we can "standardize" the scores.  This means we are going to convert the scores to a "third party" measure called a Z-score.  
What does standardize mean?

Convert to a z-score

Make me take a test

something about the common core

no clue

4.

Multiple Choice

15 mins

1 pt

Hopefully you answered
"z-score".
 A z-score tells us how many standard deviations a score is from the mean.
What is another word for "mean"?

nasty

average

median

good looking

5.

Multiple Choice

15 mins

1 pt

Media Image

By the way, what is standard deviation?

good question

how standardly something deviates

average distance that data points are from the average

Idk but I should probably find out pretty soon

Explore all questions with a free account

or continue with
Microsoft
Apple
Others
By signing up, you agree to our Terms of Service & Privacy Policy
Already have an account?

Find a similar activity

Create activity tailored to your needs using

Quizizz AI
Finding z-score

25 questions

Finding z-score

assessment

9th - 12th Grade

Z Score Review

25 questions

Z Score Review

assessment

12th Grade

Z Score Redo

25 questions

Z Score Redo

assessment

12th Grade

Empirical Rule Z Score and Standard Deviation

20 questions

Empirical Rule Z Score and Standard Deviation

assessment

12th Grade - University

Area to Z-Score Practice

20 questions

Area to Z-Score Practice

assessment

11th Grade

Z score practice

21 questions

Z score practice

assessment

12th Grade

Z-Scores & Transforming data

25 questions

Z-Scores & Transforming data

assessment

11th - 12th Grade

Z-scores

24 questions

Z-scores

assessment

12th Grade