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The Normal Curve, Standardization and z
Scores
Chapter 6
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The Bell Curve is Born (1769)
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A Modern Normal Curve
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Development of a Normal Curve: Sample of 5
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Development of a Normal Curve: Sample of 30
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Development of a Normal Curve: Sample of 140
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> As the sample size increases, the shape of the distribution becomes more like the normal curve.
> Can you think of variables that might be normally distributed?• Think about it: Can nominal (categorical)
variables be normally distributed?
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Standardization, z Scores, and the Normal Curve
> Standardization: allows comparisons• z distribution• Comparing z scores
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The z Distribution
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Transforming Raw Scores to z Scores
> Step 1: Subtract the mean of the population from the raw score
> Step 2: Divide by the standard deviation of the population
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Transforming z Scores into Raw Scores
> Step 1: Multiply the z score by the standard deviation of the population
> Step 2: Add the mean of the population to this product
zX
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Using z Scores to Make Comparisons
> If you know your score on an exam, and a friend’s score on an exam, you can convert to z scores to determine who did better and by how much.
> z scores are standardized, so they can be compared!
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Comparing Apples and Oranges
> If we can standardize the raw scores on two different scales, converting both scores to z scores, we can then compare the scores directly.
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Transforming z Scores into Percentiles
> z scores tell you where a value fits into a normal distribution.
> Based on the normal distribution, there are rules about where scores with a z value will fall, and how it will relate to a percentile rank.
> You can use the area under the normal curve to calculate percentiles for any score.
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The Normal Curve and Percentages
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Check Your Learning
> If the mean is 10 and the standard deviation is 2:• If a student’s score is 8, what is z?• If a student’s scores at the 84th percentile,
what is her raw score? z score? •Would you expect someone to have a
score of 20?
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The Central Limit Theorem
> Distribution of sample means is normally distributed even when the population from which it was drawn is not normal!
> A distribution of means is less variable than a distribution of individual scores.
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Creating a Distribution of ScoresThese distributions were obtained by drawing from the same
population.
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> Mean of the distribution tends to be the mean of the population.
> Standard deviation of the distribution tends to be less than the standard deviation of the population.• The standard error: standard deviation of
the distribution of means
Distribution of Means
MN
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Using the Appropriate Measure of Spread
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The Mathematical Magic of Large Samples
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The Normal Curve and Catching Cheaters
> This pattern is an indication that researchers might be manipulating their analyses to push their z statistics beyond the cutoffs.
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Check Your Learning
> We typically are not interested in only the sample on which our study is based. How can we use the sample data to talk about the population?