On the First Statistics Exam, the Class Average Was 70

question 50

Multiple Choice

On the first statistics exam, the class average was 70 with a standard deviation of 6.Adam scored 82.What is his z score?

• A) -1.0
• B) -2.0
• C) 6.0
• D) 2.0

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Definitions:

Looking Backward

A utopian science fiction novel by Edward Bellamy, published in 1888, depicting a future society in the year 2000 characterized by equality and cooperation.

Edward Bellamy

An American author and socialist, most famous for his utopian novel "Looking Backward" (1888), which imagined a future society based on cooperative ownership and the absence of poverty.

Looking Backward

A utopian novel published in 1888 by Edward Bellamy, depicting the year 2000 and the transformative impact of a socialist society on the United States.

Industrialization

The process by which an economy is transformed from primarily agricultural to one based on the manufacturing of goods, leading to technological innovation and urbanization.