An Instructor Transforms Her Students' Scores on a Midterm into Standardized

question 78

Multiple Choice

An instructor transforms her students' scores on a midterm into standardized (z) scores. Which of the following is by definition true about the distribution of standardized scores?

• A) The distribution is normally distributed.
• B) The mean of the standardized scores is equal to μ.
• C) The shape of the distribution of standardized scores is identical to the distribution of midterm scores.
• D) The distribution contains an infinite number of scores.

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