•WARM UP

3.8 z-scores

1. How fast did the bus in the movie Speed need to go in

order not to blow up

50 mph

2. What was Adam Sandler's occupation in Big Daddy?

A tollbooth worker

3. Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz just starred in this

Action Film.

Knight and Day

4. The name of Ricky Bobby’s best friend in

Talladega Nights?

Cal Naughton, Jr

5. In the movie The Other Guys, Will Ferrell teams up

with what other actor?

Mark Walberg

6. Jake Gyllenhall starred in this period film that came out

in May 2010?

Prince of Persia

7. Who was the original killer in Friday the 13th?

Jason’s Mom

8. In the movie Tropic Thunder, who is the balding studio exec?

Tom Cruise

9. He is the British actor in Get Him to the Greek?

Russell Brand

10. A new movie just released about Facebook.

The Social Network

11. In Toy Story, what is the evil neighbor’s name?

Sid

12. What does Robert Downey Jr. sell in the movie

Iron Man?

Weapons

13. What are the pet’s names in Homeward Bound?

Shadow, Chance and Sassy

14. What is the first rule that is made in the movie Fight

Club?

Don’t talk about the club.

15. What is the name of the movie where Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino teamed up for

the first time?

Righteous Kill

16. In 300, what is the Persian King’s name?

Xerxes

17. In Fresh Prince of Bel-Air what was the butlers

name

Geoffrey

18. Seth Rogen and James Franco starred in this

comedy two years ago?

Pineapple Express

19. ESPN is based out of which Connecticut city?

Bristol

20. A recent animated movie that starred Steve Carell this

summer.

Despicable Me

•HOW MANY DID YOU GET RIGHT?

z-scores

1) Find your z-score.

• Let’s find the mean first.

• Now find the standard deviation.

x xz

s

MEAN

Standard Deviation

USE DECIMALS

FOR z-scores.

• We want them to be as accurate as possible!

+ z-score means you are ABOVE the

- z-score means you are BELOW the

0 z-score means you are the exactly

x

x

x

Finding an actual score

2) If the average senior at UD can drink 9 beers before he/she gets sick with a standard deviation of 1.76, find the amount that the following people actually drank.

Timmy Joe who had a z-score of 5.1

Betty Sue who had a z-score of -0.957

x xz

s

95.1

1.76

x 9

0.9571.76

x 17.976 7.316