Block 4 Applied: Question #8

Friday, May 18, 2007

Question #8

Well, how do you do it? What's the answer? Why? How can you justify your answer? Comment Below?

13 comments:

Anonymous said...: for question # 8 I figured that the second student, Victor, should recieve the scholarship. To come to this conclusion I found the number of standard deviations from average each student was in each area that is taken into account(their grade 12 math and physics classes). I then looked at who had a higher average overall by adding their scores together and dividing them by three. Francine had an average of 91.33% and Victor had an average of 92%; May 18, 2007 at 12:10 p.m.
Marsha said...: I calculated the z-scores for the Math & Physics for each Francine & Victor. After the z-scores were calculated I determined who I would reccomend.
Francine: Math: 2.5 Physics: 2.75
Victor: Math: 2.667 Physics: 2.111
These were the answers I got.
In math, Victor stood out. In Physics Francine had the higher z-score.; May 18, 2007 at 12:11 p.m.
bend said...: All i did was use the Z-score formula that Mr. Max gave us and plugged in the numbers to get my answer. I would recommed Francine for Physics because his mark was higher in that department, and Victor for Math because of the same reason.; May 18, 2007 at 12:11 p.m.
Anonymous said...: Mr. Max for number 8 I took Francine and found out the z-score for both Physics and Math, and also did the same for Victor. I took the totals of Francine's z-scores from both Phsyics and Math and added them together and did the same for Victor. I got a total z-score for Francine was 4.75, and for Victor I got 4.78. So I would recommend Victor to get te scholarship. Sorry about the phone..; May 18, 2007 at 12:12 p.m.
Jess15 said...: So for question 8, I figured out the z-score for Francine's physics mark (2.75) and for her math mark (2.5). Then I figured out the z-score for Victor's physics(2.11) and math(2.67) mark. I had a hard time figuring out who I would pick for the entrance scholarship because the z-scores were so close.; May 18, 2007 at 12:17 p.m.
Evan said...: I picked Francine for the scholarship because she had Z score in her physics class and the scholarship is for the physics department. Even though Victor had a higher math Z score, and entrance exam.
Francine - Physics : 2.75
Math : 2.5
Entrance exam: 91%
Victor - Physics : 2.11
Math : 2.67
Entrance Exam: 95%; May 18, 2007 at 12:18 p.m.
aaron said...: for question 8 i didn't really know what to put in... but i tried normalcdf and i got a higher number for Victor... it was .016 ...i don't even know what this means... but i think that this means that victor should get the scholarship; May 18, 2007 at 12:19 p.m.
Shalala;; said...: For Francines, z-score of math I got 2.75, and for her physics I got 2.11. Then Victors, z-score of math I got 2.5, and then for his physics 2.67. So in math I would say that Victor did a better job, but Francine got the cake on physics since her score was higher than Victor.; May 18, 2007 at 12:19 p.m.
rišsª said...: im not good at this either, but for question 8 I did shadenorm(.91,.95,.93,.87,.90,.94)....and i got a thing that said argument. But, i did make some assumptions from seeing what we were shown yesterday. I assumed that Victor would be the choice out of the two because he had the overall highest average.; May 18, 2007 at 12:20 p.m.
ryan said...: I didn't know how to figure out who gets the scholarship, but I know that francine's average in Sr. 4 is +2.62 and Victors is +2.39. I figured that out using the Z= formula. And Victor got higher in the entrance exam, but I still think that francine gets the scholarship.; May 18, 2007 at 12:20 p.m.
*Steph* said...: I came to the conclusion that victor should receive the scholarship. First i figured out the z-scores of both students in both math and physics. Victor got 2.6 repeating in math, and 2.1 repeating in physics. Francine got 2.5 in math, and 2.75 in physics. I then took the z scores and figured out the average of their scores. Victor came out on top, and since his entrance exam was also higher, he should get the scolarship.; May 18, 2007 at 12:24 p.m.
*Steph* said...: I came to the conclusion that victor should receive the scholarship. First i figured out the z-scores of both students in both math and physics. Victor got 2.6 repeating in math, and 2.1 repeating in physics. Francine got 2.5 in math, and 2.75 in physics. I then took the z scores and figured out the average of their scores. Victor came out on top, and since his entrance exam was also higher, he should get the scolarship.; May 18, 2007 at 12:24 p.m.
nemo44469 said...: To do this question, I would start off by inserting the correct numbers into the formula. The numbers are from the chart in our question booklet. After completing this task I would get a Physics z-score of 2.75 and a Math score of 2.5 for Francine. For Victor I got 2.11 on physics and 2.67 for math. It is obvious that Francine dominated in the Math department, while Victor was victorious in the physics department.; May 18, 2007 at 12:26 p.m.