Agent Smith
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Bobby scores 75 in class whose average score is 80 with a standard deviation of 5.
Cindy scores 70 in a class whose average score is 75 with a standard deviation of 10.
Who did better in their test?
I've been told to do this:
z scoreBobby=standard deviationscore - mean=575−80=−1
z scoreCindy=1070−75=−0.5
z scoreCindy>z scoreBobby. So Cindy did better.
Although Cindy did better compared to Bobby, more than 50% of the girls scored higher than Cindy.
Correct?
What I tried next ...
X = Random variable score in Bobby's class
Y = Random variable score in Cindy's class
μX−Y=μX−μY=80−75=5
σX−Y=52+102=125=55
Bobby's score - Cindy's score = 75 - 70 = 5
z scoreBobby - Cindy=555−5=0
Does this mean Bobby's score - Cindy's score = 5 was a typical difference? How else can we interpret this result?
How to combine these two results into a more complete picture of what's actually going on?
Cindy scores 70 in a class whose average score is 75 with a standard deviation of 10.
Who did better in their test?
I've been told to do this:
z scoreBobby=standard deviationscore - mean=575−80=−1
z scoreCindy=1070−75=−0.5
z scoreCindy>z scoreBobby. So Cindy did better.
Although Cindy did better compared to Bobby, more than 50% of the girls scored higher than Cindy.
Correct?
What I tried next ...
X = Random variable score in Bobby's class
Y = Random variable score in Cindy's class
μX−Y=μX−μY=80−75=5
σX−Y=52+102=125=55
Bobby's score - Cindy's score = 75 - 70 = 5
z scoreBobby - Cindy=555−5=0
Does this mean Bobby's score - Cindy's score = 5 was a typical difference? How else can we interpret this result?
How to combine these two results into a more complete picture of what's actually going on?