Statistics Essentials of Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences For a distribution with a standard deviation of σ = 20, describe the location of each of the following z -scores in terms of its position relative to the mean. For example, z = +1.00 is a location that is 20 points above the mean. a. z = +2.00 b. z =+0.50 c. z= –1.00 d. z = –0.25

For a distribution with a standard deviation of σ = 20, describe the location of each of the following z -scores in terms of its position relative to the mean. For example, z = +1.00 is a location that is 20 points above the mean. a. z = +2.00 b. z =+0.50 c. z= –1.00 d. z = –0.25

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For a distribution with a standard deviation of σ = 20, describe the location of each of the following z-scores in terms of its position relative to the mean. For example, z = +1.00 is a location that is 20 points above the mean.

a. z = +2.00

b. z=+0.50

c. z=–1.00

d. z =–0.25

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For a distribution with a standard deviation of σ = 20, describe the location of each of the following z-scores in terms of its position relative to the mean. For example, z = +1.00 is a location that is 20 points above the mean. a. z = +2.00 b. z=+0.50 c. z=–1.00 d. z =–0.25

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For a distribution with a standard deviation of σ = 20, describe the location of each of the following z-scores in terms of its position relative to the mean. For example, z = +1.00 is a location that is 20 points above the mean.

a. z = +2.00

b. z=+0.50

c. z=–1.00

d. z =–0.25