Name Three Examples of Business Jargon

question 59

Essay

Name three examples of business jargon. Why is it important to avoid the use of business jargon?

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Definitions:

Standard Deviation

A statistical measure of the dispersion or variation in a set of numbers, indicating how much the individual numbers in a dataset differ from the mean or average.

Raw Scores

Raw scores are the initial, unadjusted scores received on a test or assessment, before any normalization or transformation is applied.

GPA

Grade Point Average, a standard way of measuring academic achievement in the U.S., calculated by dividing the total amount of grade points earned by the total amount of credit hours attempted.

Deviation IQ

Standard score with a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 15. As the name implies, these scores are generally used in intelligence testing.