Enter the total proportion of the area under the curve of any data set. The calculator will convert the area of the proportion into the raw Z score.

Area to Z Score Formula

The following table is used to calculate the z score from an area.

Proportion of Area (P-Value)Z
80%1.282
85%1.44
90%1.645
95%1.96
99%2.576
99.50%2.807
99.90%3.291

The proportion of the area under the curve is also known as the P-value. This can be represented as a decimal or a percentage. For example, in the table above, 80% would be equal to a decimal amount of .80.

Often times this p-value is also considered to be the confidence interval. That’s because a confidence interval is a percentage of a data set that you feel is accurate.

For the use of the calculator above, you must select the P-Value from the drop-down menu, then hit calculate. The calculator will return the corresponding z-score.

What is a Z-Score?

A Z-score is a statistical measure that quantifies how far a particular observation or data point is from the mean of a distribution, in terms of standard deviations.

It allows for comparing different data points within a dataset, regardless of the units or scales of measurement. Z-scores are crucial in statistics and data analysis as they provide standardized values that facilitate meaningful comparisons and enable the identification of outliers or extreme observations.

By calculating the Z-score of a data point, we measure how unusual or typical that observation is within its distribution. A positive Z-score indicates that the data point is above the mean, whereas a negative Z-score suggests it is below the mean.

The magnitude of the Z-score reflects how far the data point deviates from the mean, given the standard deviation of the distribution. Consequently, Z-scores allow us to assess whether an observation is relatively high or low compared to others in the dataset.

FAQ

What is a z score?

A z-score is a statistical value used to relate a single value to the overall mean of a group of data.

What is a p value?

A p-value is a proportion of the area or proportion of a data set used in statistical measurement.