Raw scores on behavioral tests are often transformed for easier comparison. A te
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Raw scores on behavioral tests are often transformed for easier comparison. A test of reading ability has mean 50 and standard deviation 5 when given to third graders. Sixth graders have mean score 83 and standard deviation 11 on the same test. To provide separate "norms" for each grade, we want scores in each grade to have mean 100 and standard deviation 20. (Round your answers to two decimal places.)
(a) What linear transformation will change third-grade scores x into new scores xnew = a + bx that have the desired mean and standard deviation? (Use b > 0 to preserve the order of the scores.)
a =
b =
(b) Do the same for the sixth-grade scores.
a =
b =
(c) David is a third-grade student who scores 77 on the test. Find David's transformed score.
Nancy is a sixth-grade student who scores 77. What is her transformed score?
Who scores higher within his or her grade? Nancy or David?
Explanation / Answer
a) a = -100
b = 4
b) a = -654.55
b = 9.09
c) David's transformed score = -100 + 4(77) = 208
Nancy transformed score = -654.55 + 9.09(77) = 45.38
David score's higher within his or her grade.
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