Question: 35. A standardized test in language facility has been administered in a district for many years and had a bell shaped distribution with mean 135

35. A standardized test in language facility has been administered in a district for many years and had a bell shaped distribution with mean 135 and standard deviation 16. An administrator wants to use the current classes test results to assign students to different classes.

The upper 1/7 of students will be assigned to the advanced literature course. What test score will separate the top 1/7 of students from the lower 6/7 of students?

a.

152

b.

139

c.

479

d.

-0.57

e.

+1.07

f.

126

36. What is the Z score used in q. 35

a.

152

b.

-0.57

c.

+1.07

d.

126

e.

139

f.

479

37. If 1675 students took the test, how many would be assigned to the advanced literature classes?

a.

479

b.

152

c.

+1.07

d.

139

e.

-0.57

f.

239

38. Same data from problem 35 (Bell shaped data, mean =135, SD =16)

The lower 2/7 of the students will be assigned to the extra support classes. What is the test score that separates the lower 2/7 of the students from the upper 5/7.

a.

+1.07

b.

139

c.

152

d.

479

e.

126

f.

-0.57

39. The Z score used with problem 38 is

a.

126

b.

-0.57

c.

479

d.

139

e.

152

f.

+1.07

40. If 1675 students took the test, how many would be assigned to the extra support classes.

a.

126

b.

+1.07

c.

152

d.

479

e.

-0.57

f.

139

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