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During the lesson the learner will:
1: Review the lesson instructions.
2: Read Caldwell, Chapter 4, The Normal Curve.
3: Review study questions that are provided. These do not have to be submitted to the instructor but should be answered for your review.
4: Watch the video, Standard Deviation (9:37 minutes). Video notes are provided.
5: Watch the video: Z‐Scores, part 1 of 2 (9:00 minutes). Video notes are provided.
6: Watch the video: Z‐Scores, part 2 of 2 (7:01 minutes). Video notes are provided.
7: Watch the video: Using Excel to Determine Z Scores (3:04 minutes).
8: Watch the video: Using Excel for Finding Relative Percentages (6:08 minutes).
9: Watch some YouTube videos that were not created by the instructor.
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Read Chapter 4 of the textbook
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Caldwell, S. (2010). Statistics Unplugged. (3rd ed.) Thomson Wadsworth: Belmont, California.
The Study Questions are for review only. They do not have to be completed and submitted as an assignment. Answers to selected questions may be given.
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In this video Dr. Bounds will provide a conceptual overview of the standard deviation and its use in statistics. Notes are available to accompany the video. Click here to download the notes.
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In this video Dr. Bounds will provide an introduction to the topic of z scores and the Normal Curve. Notes are available to accompany the video. Click here to download the file.
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In this video Dr. Bounds will further discuss the z score and it's use. Notes are available to accompany the video. Click here to download the file.
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In this video Dr. Bounds will demonstrate how to use Excel to compute z scores. Notes are available to accompany the video. Click here to download the file.
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In this video Dr. Bounds will demonstrate how to use Excel to compute a z score for a datum and then find its relative position in the set of data. That is, how many percentage points does the z score represent?
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Below are some videos posted on other sites that may be of benefit to understanding standard deviation and z scores.
Use the links below to view this episode of the Lecture Series
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