<PRE><B>Question 227902</B>
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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Cheers,
Stan H. 
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