Regardless of the shape of your original distribution, z-scores computed from that distribution will be normally distributed.

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Z-scores are calculated by subtracting the mean of a distribution from a given value and then dividing the result by the standard deviation. This process transforms the original distribution into a standard normal distribution, which has a mean of 0 and a standard deviation of 1.

Regardless of the Shape of Your Original Distribution, Z-Scores Computed