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Record 1 1996-02-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychometry and Psychotechnology
  • Diagnostic Aids (Psychology)
DEF

A value's distance from the mean, expressed in units of the standard deviation. Used to identify unusual values.

OBS

A score obtained by dividing the standard deviation into the deviation of an obtained score from the arithmetic mean [...] it is convenient for the comparison of scores without regard to the units of measurement employed.

Key term(s)
  • z score

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychométrie et psychotechnique
  • Aides au diagnostic (Psychologie)
DEF

Écart à la moyenne divisé par l'écart type. L'écart réduit permet de comparer la position relative d'éléments appartenant à des distributions dont les moyennes et les écarts types peuvent être différents. La somme des écarts réduits d'une distribution est nulle; leur écart type est égal à 1.

Key term(s)
  • écart z
  • score z

Spanish

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