What is the z-score of X, if n = 204, mu= 15μ=15, SD =1, and X =35?

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Feb 8, 2016

z=(X-mu)/(SD)=(35-15)/1=20z=XμSD=35151=20 is the zz-score of XX itself. If you want the zz-score of a mean overline{X}=35¯¯¯X=35, the answer is z=(overline{X}-mu)/((SD)/sqrt(n))=20/(1/sqrt(204)) approx 285.7z=¯¯¯XμSDn=201204285.7. Such high zz-scores rarely occur in real life examples.