In the 2009 NFL regular season, quarterback Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints had an average of 293 passing yards per game wi

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In the 2009 NFL regular season, quarterback Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints had an average of 293 passing yards per game wi

th a standard deviation of 74 yards.
Calculate and interpret the z-score for the game where he threw for just 172 yards. (2 pts)

A) z-score = –1.64; Drew Brees’ passing yards per games performance was 1.64 standard deviations below the mean.

B) z-score = 1.64; Drew Brees’ passing yards per games performance was 1.64 standard deviations above the mean.

C) z-score = –0.33; Drew Brees’ passing yards per games performance was 0.33 standard deviations below the mean.

D) z-score = 0.33; Drew Brees’ passing yards per games performance was 0.33 standard deviations above the mean.

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