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1
Q

little z score

A

z=individual score - mean/standard deviation

2
Q

standard score: the transformation of postion of __________ into equivalent __________ units from the mean score.

A

indivudal score; standard deviation

3
Q

what are the 2 requirements for use of z scores?

A
  1. an assumption of normal distributions

2. interval or ratio data

4
Q

advantages of z scores?

A

a comparison of individuals performance across multiple measures

5
Q

big Z score

A

10z+50

6
Q

stanine

A

2z+5

7
Q

what are the measures of central tendency?

A

mean, median, mode

8
Q

measures of variability?

A

standard deviation, range and truncuated range

9
Q

measures of association?

A

correlation of coefficients

10
Q

what are the 2 ways individual scores can be reported?

A

percentiles & standard scores

11
Q

forms of standard scores are?

A

z, Z & stanines