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A Z-score calculator tool is a software application or online tool that helps in calculating the Z-score of a given value in a dataset. The Z-score, also known as the standard score, is a statistical measure that indicates how many standard deviations a data point is away from the mean of the dataset.

What is z-score?

The z-score, also referred to as standard score, z-value, and normal score, among other things, is a dimensionless quantity that is used to indicate the signed, fractional, number of standard deviations by which an event is above the mean value being measured. Values above the mean have positive z-scores, while values below the mean have negative z-scores.

The z-score can be calculated by subtracting the population mean from the raw score, or data point in question (a test score, height, age, etc.), then dividing the difference by the population standard deviation:

z =

x - μ

where x is the raw score, μ is the population mean, and σ is the population standard deviation.

The z-score has numerous applications and can be used to perform a z-test, calculate prediction intervals, process control applications, comparison of scores on different scales, and more.

Z-table

A z-table, also known as a standard normal table or unit normal table, is a table that consists of standardized values that are used to determine the probability that a given statistic is below, above, or between the standard normal distribution.

The table below is a right-tail z-table. Although there are a number of types of z-tables, the right-tail z-table is commonly what is meant when a z-table is referenced. It is used to find the area between z = 0 and any positive value, and reference the area to the right-hand side of the standard deviation curve.

Z Table from Mean (0 to Z)

z	0	0.01	0.02	0.03	0.04	0.05	0.06	0.07	0.08	0.09
0	0	0.00399	0.00798	0.01197	0.01595	0.01994	0.02392	0.0279	0.03188	0.03586
0.1	0.03983	0.0438	0.04776	0.05172	0.05567	0.05962	0.06356	0.06749	0.07142	0.07535
0.2	0.07926	0.08317	0.08706	0.09095	0.09483	0.09871	0.10257	0.10642	0.11026	0.11409
0.3	0.11791	0.12172	0.12552	0.1293	0.13307	0.13683	0.14058	0.14431	0.14803	0.15173
0.4	0.15542	0.1591	0.16276	0.1664	0.17003	0.17364	0.17724	0.18082	0.18439	0.18793
0.5	0.19146	0.19497	0.19847	0.20194	0.2054	0.20884	0.21226	0.21566	0.21904	0.2224
0.6	0.22575	0.22907	0.23237	0.23565	0.23891	0.24215	0.24537	0.24857	0.25175	0.2549
0.7	0.25804	0.26115	0.26424	0.2673	0.27035	0.27337	0.27637	0.27935	0.2823	0.28524
0.8	0.28814	0.29103	0.29389	0.29673	0.29955	0.30234	0.30511	0.30785	0.31057	0.31327
0.9	0.31594	0.31859	0.32121	0.32381	0.32639	0.32894	0.33147	0.33398	0.33646	0.33891
1	0.34134	0.34375	0.34614	0.34849	0.35083	0.35314	0.35543	0.35769	0.35993	0.36214
1.1	0.36433	0.3665	0.36864	0.37076	0.37286	0.37493	0.37698	0.379	0.381	0.38298
1.2	0.38493	0.38686	0.38877	0.39065	0.39251	0.39435	0.39617	0.39796	0.39973	0.40147
1.3	0.4032	0.4049	0.40658	0.40824	0.40988	0.41149	0.41308	0.41466	0.41621	0.41774
1.4	0.41924	0.42073	0.4222	0.42364	0.42507	0.42647	0.42785	0.42922	0.43056	0.43189
1.5	0.43319	0.43448	0.43574	0.43699	0.43822	0.43943	0.44062	0.44179	0.44295	0.44408
1.6	0.4452	0.4463	0.44738	0.44845	0.4495	0.45053	0.45154	0.45254	0.45352	0.45449
1.7	0.45543	0.45637	0.45728	0.45818	0.45907	0.45994	0.4608	0.46164	0.46246	0.46327
1.8	0.46407	0.46485	0.46562	0.46638	0.46712	0.46784	0.46856	0.46926	0.46995	0.47062
1.9	0.47128	0.47193	0.47257	0.4732	0.47381	0.47441	0.475	0.47558	0.47615	0.4767
2	0.47725	0.47778	0.47831	0.47882	0.47932	0.47982	0.4803	0.48077	0.48124	0.48169
2.1	0.48214	0.48257	0.483	0.48341	0.48382	0.48422	0.48461	0.485	0.48537	0.48574
2.2	0.4861	0.48645	0.48679	0.48713	0.48745	0.48778	0.48809	0.4884	0.4887	0.48899
2.3	0.48928	0.48956	0.48983	0.4901	0.49036	0.49061	0.49086	0.49111	0.49134	0.49158
2.4	0.4918	0.49202	0.49224	0.49245	0.49266	0.49286	0.49305	0.49324	0.49343	0.49361
2.5	0.49379	0.49396	0.49413	0.4943	0.49446	0.49461	0.49477	0.49492	0.49506	0.4952
2.6	0.49534	0.49547	0.4956	0.49573	0.49585	0.49598	0.49609	0.49621	0.49632	0.49643
2.7	0.49653	0.49664	0.49674	0.49683	0.49693	0.49702	0.49711	0.4972	0.49728	0.49736
2.8	0.49744	0.49752	0.4976	0.49767	0.49774	0.49781	0.49788	0.49795	0.49801	0.49807
2.9	0.49813	0.49819	0.49825	0.49831	0.49836	0.49841	0.49846	0.49851	0.49856	0.49861
3	0.49865	0.49869	0.49874	0.49878	0.49882	0.49886	0.49889	0.49893	0.49896	0.499
3.1	0.49903	0.49906	0.4991	0.49913	0.49916	0.49918	0.49921	0.49924	0.49926	0.49929
3.2	0.49931	0.49934	0.49936	0.49938	0.4994	0.49942	0.49944	0.49946	0.49948	0.4995
3.3	0.49952	0.49953	0.49955	0.49957	0.49958	0.4996	0.49961	0.49962	0.49964	0.49965
3.4	0.49966	0.49968	0.49969	0.4997	0.49971	0.49972	0.49973	0.49974	0.49975	0.49976
3.5	0.49977	0.49978	0.49978	0.49979	0.4998	0.49981	0.49981	0.49982	0.49983	0.49983
3.6	0.49984	0.49985	0.49985	0.49986	0.49986	0.49987	0.49987	0.49988	0.49988	0.49989
3.7	0.49989	0.4999	0.4999	0.4999	0.49991	0.49991	0.49992	0.49992	0.49992	0.49992
3.8	0.49993	0.49993	0.49993	0.49994	0.49994	0.49994	0.49994	0.49995	0.49995	0.49995
3.9	0.49995	0.49995	0.49996	0.49996	0.49996	0.49996	0.49996	0.49996	0.49997	0.49997
4	0.49997	0.49997	0.49997	0.49997	0.49997	0.49997	0.49998	0.49998	0.49998	0.49998

Z-score Example

Student	Exam Score
A	85
B	92
C	78
D	88
E	95

To calculate the Z-score for each student's exam score, we need to find the mean and standard deviation of the dataset.

Calculate the Mean: The mean (μ) is the average of all the scores. Mean (μ) = (85 + 92 + 78 + 88 + 95) / 5 = 87.6
Calculate the Standard Deviation: The standard deviation (σ) measures the spread or dispersion of the scores around the mean. We use the formula: σ = √[Σ(x - μ)² / N]

where: x = individual score μ = mean N = number of scores

Let's calculate step by step:
- Subtract each score from the mean: (85 - 87.6) = -2.6 (92 - 87.6) ≈ 4.4 (78 - 87.6) ≈ -9.6 (88 - 87.6) = 0.4 (95 - 87.6) ≈ 7.4
- Square each difference: (-2.6)² ≈ 6.76 (4.4)² ≈ 19.36 (-9.6)² ≈ 92.16 (0.4)² = 0.16 (7.4)² ≈ 54.76
- Sum up the squared differences: 6.76 + 19.36 + 92.16 + 0.16 + 54.76 = 173.2
- Divide by the number of scores and take the square root: σ = √(173.2 / 5) ≈ √34.64 ≈ 5.88
Calculate the Z-score for each student: The formula to calculate the Z-score is: Z = (x - μ) / σ

Using the mean (μ = 87.6) and standard deviation (σ ≈ 5.88), we can calculate the Z-scores:

Z(A) = (85 - 87.6) / 5.88 ≈ -0.44 Z(B) = (92 - 87.6) / 5.88 ≈ 0.75 Z(C) = (78 - 87.6) / 5.88 ≈ -1.63 Z(D) = (88 - 87.6) / 5.88 ≈ 0.07 Z(E) = (95 - 87.6) / 5.88 ≈ 1.26

These are the Z-scores for each student's exam score. The Z-score indicates the number of standard deviations a particular score is from the mean. A positive Z-score indicates a score above the mean, while a negative Z-score indicates a score below the mean.

Raw Score, x
Population Mean, μ
Standard Deviation, σ
Z-score =

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