A z-score is a
A) measure of variability.
B) measure of central tendency.
C) type of standard score.
D) type of raw score.

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A z-score is a type of standard score, which is a score that has been transformed to a standard scale for ease of comparison. The z-score measures how many standard deviations a particular score is from the mean of the distribution. It is not a measure of variability or central tendency, and it is not a raw score.

A Z-Score Is a