Which Statement Regarding the Denominator of the Equation for the Z

question 100

Multiple Choice

Which statement regarding the denominator of the equation for the z score and that of the z statistic is true?

• A) There is no difference between the denominators of the two equations.In both cases, we divide by the standard error.
• B) There is no difference between the denominators of the two equations.In both cases, we divide by the standard deviation.
• C) When computing a z score, we divide by the population standard deviation, but when computing a z statistic, we divide by the standard error of the sampling distribution.
• D) When computing a z statistic, we divide by the population standard deviation, but when computing a z score, we divide by the standard error of the sampling distribution.

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