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Suppose you scored an 80 on a measure where the mean is 65 and the standard deviation is 5. How many standard deviations from the mean is your score

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Answer:

The score is 3 standard deviations from the mean

Explanation:

To find this, we simply calculate the z-score

Mathematically;

z-score = (x-mean)/SD

In this question , x = 80

mean = 65

SD = 5

Thus;

z-score = (80-65)/5 = 15/5 = 3

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