"Z score" meaning in All languages combined

See Z score on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Z scores [plural]
Etymology: From the use of "Z" in Z distribution, another name for normal distribution. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Z score (plural Z scores)
  1. (statistics) The number of standard deviation units away from the mean a particular value of data lies. Categories (topical): Statistics Synonyms: Z-value [statistics, mathematics, sciences], normal score [statistics, mathematics, sciences], standard score [statistics, mathematics, sciences], standardized variable [statistics, mathematics, sciences]
    Sense id: en-Z_score-en-noun-SZPBG9ct Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics

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