If you subtract the mean from each score in a distribution,you would obtain a set of _____.
A)signed deviation scores
B)standard individual deviation scores
C)absolute deviation scores
D)signed discrepancy scores

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When you subtract the mean from each score in a distribution, you're essentially calculating the deviation of each score from the mean. However, since some scores will be above the mean and some will be below, you need a way to represent both positive and negative deviations. Signed deviation scores accomplish this by using positive numbers to indicate scores above the mean and negative numbers to indicate scores below the mean.

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