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Suppose the birth weights of newborns in a population are normally distributed with a mean of kg and a standard deviation of kg. What is the z-score of a newborn who weighs kg?
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Identify the given information: the mean birth weight \(\mu = 3.5\) kg, the standard deviation \(\sigma = 0.5\) kg, and the specific newborn's weight \(X = 4\) kg.
Recall the formula for the z-score, which standardizes a value by measuring how many standard deviations it is from the mean:
\(z = \frac{X - \mu}{\sigma}\)
Substitute the given values into the formula:
\(z = \frac{4 - 3.5}{0.5}\)
Simplify the numerator by subtracting the mean from the observed value:
\(4 - 3.5 = 0.5\)
Divide the result by the standard deviation to find the z-score:
\(z = \frac{0.5}{0.5}\)