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10 Language-to-English DictionariesZ-Score
/ziː skɔːr/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A statistical measurement that describes a value's relationship to the mean of a group of values, expressed in terms of standard deviations from the mean.
"In a normal distribution, a z-score of 2 indicates that the value is two standard deviations above the mean." - 2
A method used in statistics to determine how far away a particular score is from the average score.
"By calculating the z-score, researchers can identify outliers in their data set."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'z-score' originates from statistics, where 'z' represents the standard score in a normal distribution. It was first introduced in the early 20th century as a way to standardize scores across different scales, allowing for comparison of data points relative to the mean.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Z-Score" is said worldwide
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Score z
Transliteration: skɔʁ ze
"Un score z de 1,5 indique que la valeur est 1,5 écarts-types au-dessus de la moyenne."
Z-Score
Transliteration: zɛt-ʃtʁaɪf
"Ein Z-Score von -1 zeigt an, dass der Wert unter dem Durchschnitt liegt."
Punteggio z
Transliteration: punˈtɛdʒo z
"Un punteggio z di 0 indica che il valore è uguale alla media."
Puntuación z
Transliteration: pun.twaˈsjon θe
"Una puntuación z de 3 significa que el valor está tres desviaciones estándar por encima de la media."
Pontuação z
Transliteration: põ.twaˈsɐ̃w z
"Uma pontuação z de -2 indica que o valor está duas desvios padrão abaixo da média."
ज़ेड-स्कोर
Transliteration: zed-skor
"ज़ेड-स्कोर 1.5 का मतलब है कि यह औसत से 1.5 मानक विचलन ऊपर है।"
Z分数
Transliteration: Z fēnshù
"Z分数为-1表示该值低于平均值一个标准差。"
Z-점수
Transliteration: Z-jeom-su
"Z-점수가 0이면 값이 평균과 같다는 것을 의미합니다."
Zスコア
Transliteration: Z sukōa
"Zスコアが2の場合、その値は平均より2標準偏差高いことを示します。"
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