In the 2009 NFL regular season, quarterback Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints had an average of 293 passing yards per game with a standard deviation of 74 yards.

Calculate and interpret the z-score for the game where he threw for just 172 yards. (2 pts)

A) z-score = –1.64; Drew Brees’ passing yards per games performance was 1.64 standard deviations below the mean.


B) z-score = 1.64; Drew Brees’ passing yards per games performance was 1.64 standard deviations above the mean.


C) z-score = –0.33; Drew Brees’ passing yards per games performance was 0.33 standard deviations below the mean.


D) z-score = 0.33; Drew Brees’ passing yards per games performance was 0.33 standard deviations above the mean.