The standard normal distribution can be used to estimate probabilities with known raw scores,but it cannot be used to estimate raw scores with known probabilities.

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The standard normal distribution can be used both ways: to estimate probabilities given raw scores (by converting raw scores to z-scores) and to find raw scores given probabilities (by finding the z-score corresponding to a probability and then converting it back to a raw score).

The Standard Normal Distribution Can Be Used to Estimate Probabilities