Question

Imagine that the intelligence test score (M=100, SD =15) is perfectly correlated with SAT score. Your Z score on SAT is +1.0, your intelligence test score is likely to be:

Answer 1

Answer:

115

Step-by-step explanation:

Given :

Mean of intelligence score = 100

Standard deviation of intelligence score = 15

Since both are perfectly correlated,

The Zscore ON SAT = +1.0

Using the standard normal interpretation, Xcore on SAT of +1.0 means 1 standard deviation to the right

This means :

Mean + 1 standard deviation

100 + 1*15

= 115

We could use the Zscore formula directly too:

Zscore = (x - mean) / standard deviation

Zscore = +1 ; x = score

Hence, we have

1 = (x - 100) / 15

1 * 15 = x - 100

15 = x- 100

x = 15 + 100

x = 115