A z-score tells us: the percentage of the time that a value in a distribution occurs. the number of standard deviations from the mean that a value in a distribution is. whether a value in a distribution is above the mean or below the mean. both the number of standard deviations from the mean that a value in a distribution is and whether a value in a distribution is above the mean or below the mean.
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It tells us how far a value is from the average in terms of standard deviation units. The z-score can be positive or negative, indicating whether the value is above or below the mean, respectively. A positive z-score means the value is above the mean, while a Show more…
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