for a normal distribution, a positive value of z indicates that a. all the observations must have had positive values. b. the area corresponding to the z is either positive or negative. c. the sample mean is smaller than the population mean. d. the sample mean is larger than the population mean.



Answer :

A positive value of z indicates the sample mean is more than the population mean.

What is normal distribution?

A continuous probability distribution for a real-valued random variable in statistics is known as a normal distribution or Gaussian distribution.

The z-score or the standardized normal distribution score is defined as:

z = (x - µ)/(√σ/n)

Here,

x = sample mean

µ = population mean

σ = population standard deviation

n = sample size.

The value of population standard deviation is always positive since it is the square of the deviations of values from their mean.

Then if the value of z is positive or negative is determined by the value of  x and µ.

If z = positive, this implies that

x - µ > 0

x > µ

That is the sample mean is greater than the population mean.

If z = negative, this implies that

x - µ < 0

x < µ

That is the sample mean is smaller than the population mean.

Thus, a positive value of z indicates the sample mean is more than the population mean.

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