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Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences, 4/e
Michael Thorne, Mississippi State University -- Mississippi State
Martin Giesen, Mississippi State University -- Mississippi State

The Normal Distribution

Symbols and Formulas

FORMULAS

The formulas for this chapter are two of the formulas covered at the end of Chapter 6: the formulas for converting any raw score to a z score and for converting any z score back to a raw score.

Formula 6-17. Formula for finding a z score from a raw score using sample statistics

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Formula 6-19. Formula for finding a raw score from a z score using sample statistics

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