What does the z-score represent for a number in a roughly normal distribution?
A) how many standard deviations above or below the mean
B) number of variance units away from the mean
C) an absolute value without a unit of measurement
D) the absolute distance from the mean of a distribution

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The z-score represents the number of standard deviations a data point is from the mean of a distribution, allowing comparison across different distributions.

What Does the Z-Score Represent for a Number in a Roughly