Firehoze - Z-Score Example #1

Z-Score Example #1

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This video contains a detailed example of a statistics problem involving the use of the standardized normal curve and z-scores.

Language:	English
Audience:	College
Duration:	4 minutes 52 seconds
Released on:	Sep 23, 2009 11:25pm
Groups:	Boston College Statistics & Probability
Students:	10
Tags:	statistics normal distribution z-score z score z-score problem normal distribution problem

Zth1111

Hey,
I'm Zach Hagopian, and I'm a sophmore majoring in Finance in the Carroll School of Management at Boston College.

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