You Recently Took a Statistics Exam in a Large Class

question 31

Multiple Choice

You recently took a statistics exam in a large class. The instructor tells the class that the scores were Normally distributed, with a mean of 72 (out of 100) and a standard deviation of 12. Your score was 90. Your friend had a time conflict and took a course with another instructor. Your friend had a score of 75 on a test, with a mean of 60 and a standard deviation of 10. What can you conclude?

• A)You clearly ranked better.
• B)You and your friend ranked equally well.
• C)Your friend actually ranked better.
• D)The tests cannot be compared.

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