Question

The original pulse rates are measure with units of​ "beats per​ minute". what are the units of the corresponding z​ scores? choose the correct choice below.

Answer 1

the complete question is

 Pulse rates of women are normally distributed with a mean of 77.5 beats per minute and a standard deviation of 11.6 beats per minute. The original pulse rates are measure with units of "beats per minute". What are the units of the corresponding z scores? Choose the correct choice below.

A. The z scores are measured with units of "beats per minute."

B. The z scores are measured with units of "minutes per beat."

C. The z scores are measured with units of "beats."

D. The z scores are numbers without units of measurement.

we know that

A z-score is the number of standard deviations from the mean a data point is. But more technically it’s a measure of how many standard deviations below or above the population mean a raw score is

The z scores are numbers without units of measurement

therefore

the answer is the option D