Calculating and Interpreting z-Scores Answers

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above ✔ belowtimes

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⇒ 4.88

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Recall information from the previous task. A snack-size bag of carrots has a mean weight of 1.75 ounces and a standard deviation of 0.1 ounce.

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Kendra’s bag of carrots is 0.70 the mean weight.:standard deviations
Kendra’s bag of carrots is 0.70 the mean weight.:below
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⇒ 31

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In the 2018 Drake Relays, 20 high-school girls and 23 college women competed in the high jump finals. Megan’s winning jump in the high-school competition had a z-score of 2.51. Janae’s winning jump in the college competition had a z-score of 2.00.Which statement correctly compares the z-scores?

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Megan’s jump is more impressive because a positive z-score means that the jump was longer than the competitions’ jumps, and her z-score is greater than Janae’s.
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Megan’s jump is more impressive because a positive z-score means that the jump was shorter than the competitions’ jumps, and her z-score is greater than Janae’s.
C
Janae’s jump is more impressive because her z-score is closer to the mean than Megan’s.
D
Janae’s jump is more impressive because her z-score is smaller than Megan’s.
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Which statements correctly compare the z-scores? Choose three correct answers.

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The high temperature on September 19 in Tempe was the most abnormal.
B
The high temperature in Tempe on September 19 was the coldest of the cities.
C
The high temperature in Lubec on September 19 was the warmest of the cities.
D
Only Ankeny’s high temperature was warmer than the mean; Tempe and Lubec’s high temperatures were colder than the mean.
E
The high temperature on September 19 in Ankeny was the closest to the mean.
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