You Have Computed the Z Score for a Value

question 8

Multiple Choice

You have computed the z score for a value.Then you realize that the actual standard deviation of the population is 25% larger than the one you used for computing the z value.Your corrected z value will be _______.

• A)25% smaller than the original value
• B)25% larger than the original value
• C)75% smaller than the original value
• D)20% larger than the original value
• E)20% smaller than the original value

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