Stats Modeling the World, 4th Edition

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Chapter 5 - The Standard Deviation as a Ruler and the Normal Model - Exercises - Page 132: 12

Answer

Mathematics

Work Step by Step

French: $z=\frac{y-\mu}{\rho}$ $z=\frac{82-72}{8}=1.25$ Mathematics: $z=\frac{y-\mu}{\rho}$ $z=\frac{86-68}{12}=1.5$ As $1.5>1.25$, it follows that she did better in mathematics.
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