If a distribution resembles the standard normal curve, a person's _____ can tell us exactly how his or her score compares to all the other scores in the distribution.

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Z scores indicate how far a score deviates from the mean in standard deviation units. Therefore, a person's z score can tell us exactly where his or her score falls in relation to all the other scores in the distribution, even if the distribution resembles the standard normal curve.

If a Distribution Resembles the Standard Normal Curve, a Person's