TEST

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TEST 1ANE EGYPTExam-Stats Interpretation

• 110 01,02,03, 04
• FALL 2009

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Bell Curve

• Bell Curve so called because resembles a bell
• On any task (physical, intellectual, etc), humans
  are found to perform in such a fashion that
  graphing the outcomes results in a Bell Shape
• 7.14 perform Very Well (A) Poorly (F)
• 14.28 perform moderately Well (B) Moderately
  Poorly (D)
• 56 perform in an Average manner ( C)
• Stats
• The Mean (Average) on the Bell would be 75
• The Mode (Most frequently occurring score) would
  be a C
• See next slide for a perfect Bell Curve

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Various Depictions of Bell Curves7.14 14.28
56 14.28 7.14A
B C D
F
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Mrs. Fs FALL09 110 Classes Test 1

• SUBSTANTIAL SKEW toward Higher Grades, A B
• Mean 86.4 B-PLUS 11.4 ABOVE the Bell of
  75
• Mode A 77 Most frequently occurring score
  (above Bell)
• Median (middle score) High-Range B equal s
  above below
• INTERPRETATION
• Class performed MUCH BETTER than Bell Prediction
• MOST students performed BETTER than predicted
• MANY More A-s B-s than Expected
• Substantially FEWER Cs Ds than Predicted (NO
  Fs !!)
• See next slide, for Number Results of 184
  Students Taking Test 1
• See slide after that, for 110 Curve superimposed
  over Bell

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BELL CURVE in BLACK-- 110 CURVE in RED,
ACTUAL S IN BLUE BELL 7.14
14.28 56 14.28
7.14 A
B C
D F CLASS 77
41.3 75 40.9 25 13.9 7
3.9 0 0
77 A-s
25 C-s
75 B-s
7 D-s
0 F-s
Substantial SKEW To Higher Grades (A B)
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