A runner’s distribution of times for running 1,000 meters has a mean of 4.5 minutes with a standard deviation of 0.75 minutes. O

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A runner’s distribution of times for running 1,000 meters has a mean of 4.5 minutes with a standard deviation of 0.75 minutes. O

ne of the runner’s times has a z-score of –1.08. Which of the following statements is the best interpretation of this z-score?
This runner’s time was faster than the mean time by 0.75 standard deviations.
This runner’s time was faster than the mean time by 1.08 standard deviations.
This runner’s time was slower than the mean time by 0.75 standard deviations.
This runner’s time was slower than the mean time by 1.08 standard deviations.

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Klio2033 [76] · Answer 1 · 2022-06-13T05:44:24+03:00

Klio2033 [76]3 years ago

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I believe it is (C).

This runner’s time was slower than the mean time by 0.75 standard deviations.

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