CSCI A113
Assignment Two

Fall 2001

Due date
At the end of lab 5 (November 6).
Late policy
No late policy. You need to turn this on time.
Work policy
Working in groups is accepted but you need to turn in your own version of the assignment.
Task
This assignment has to be turned in on paper.

This homework assignment consists of two problems. Please think about them and turn your answers on paper tomorrow to your AI in lab.

Problem One

At the end of a particular quarter, Carol took four final exams. The mean and standard deviation for each exam along with Carol's grade on each exam are listed below. On which exam did Carol do best, relative to the other students taking the exam?

Exam Mean Standard Deviation Carol's Score
French 75.4 6.3 78.2
History 85.6 4.1 83.4
Psychology 88.2 3.5 89.2
Statistics 70.4 8.6 82.5
Problem Two

John is deciding whether to go to graduate school in business or law. He has taken nationally administered aptitude tests for both fields. John's scores along with the national norms are shown below.

National Norms
Field Mean Standard Deviation John's Score
Business 68 4.2 80.4
Law 85 3.6 89.8
Based solely on John's relative standing on these tests, which field should he enter?

Grading
The AI will provide you with feedback in a week. Grades will be posted on-line.

Last updated: November 6, 2001 by Adrian German for A113