SOLUTION: In terms of the mean and standard deviation: - What does it mean to say that a particular value of x has a standard score of +1.5? - What does it mean to say t

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Question 476293: In terms of the mean and standard deviation:
- What does it mean to say that a particular value of x has a standard score of +1.5?
- What does it mean to say that a particular value of x has a z-score of -2.6?

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Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
What does it mean to say that a particular value of x has a standard score of +1.5?
It means the data value is one and a half standard deviations above the mean.
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What does it mean to say that a particular value of x has a z-score of -2.6?
It means that x is 2.6 standard deviation below the mean.
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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