Standard scores are raw scores that have been converted into an expression of the percentage of people who score at or below that score.

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Standard scores are raw scores that have been converted to a scale with a predetermined mean and standard deviation, not an expression of the percentage of people scoring at or below that score. Percentile ranks, not standard scores, represent the percentage of scores that fall at or below a particular score.

Standard Scores Are Raw Scores That Have Been Converted into an Expression