Z test

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The Z-test is conducted by the following steps:

First the standard error of the mean is calculated:


Then the formula for the Z-score for the Z-test is calculated by the formula:


The Z-score is then compared to a Z-table. The Z-table indicates whether the calculated z-score is within the realm of chance or if the z-score is so different that the sample mean is unlikely to have happened by chance.

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