The Number of Standard Deviations That a Given Raw Score

question 1

Multiple Choice

The number of standard deviations that a given raw score is above or below the mean is referred to as a

• A)mean.
• B)frequency distribution.
• C)variance.
• D)standard (Z)score.

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