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Behavioral Statistics in Action Book Cover Image
Behavioral Statistics in Action, 3/e
Mark W. Vernoy, Palomar College
Diana J. Kyle, Fullerton College
Scaled Scores And Standard Scores: How To Change Apples Into Oranges

Internet Exercises



Interactive Exercise: Scaled Scores and Measuring State Anxiety

http://salmon.psy.plym.ac.uk/year1/StateAnxietySelfEvaluationScale/stateAnxiety7.html

At the top left corner of the web page, select the "Measuring State Anxiety" and carefully read the directions for the exercises. Pay close attention to the interactive graph and population percentiles. Answer the following questions:



1

The 50th percentile rank for women corresponds to what anxiety score?

2

The 50th percentile rank for men corresponds to what anxiety score?

3

If men have an anxiety score of 17, what is the population percentile?

4

If women have an anxiety score of 12, what is the population percentile?









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