A deviation is more informative than a raw score because it
A)describes the shape of the distribution.
B)has a greater numeric value.
C)is a transformation of the raw score.
D)gives the score's location relative to the mean.

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Deviation scores are informative because they indicate how far and in what direction a score is from the mean, providing a relative position rather than just an absolute value.

A Deviation Is More Informative Than a Raw Score Because