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 -0.3? - What does it mean to say t

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Question 227902: 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 -0.3?
- What does it mean to say that a particular value of x has a z-score of +5.7?
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Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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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 -0.3?
Ans: It means the value is 0.3 standard deviations below the mean.
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- What does it mean to say that a particular value of x has a z-score of +5.7?
Ans: It means the value is 5.7 standard deviations above the mean.
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Stan H.