An instructor transforms her students' scores on a midterm into standardized (z) scores. The distribution of standardized scores ______.
A) is not necessarily symmetrical
B) has a mean of σ
C) has a standard deviation of μ
D) consists of an infinite number of scores

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The distribution of standardized scores is not necessarily symmetrical. Z-scores are based on the mean and standard deviation of the original distribution, so the distribution of standardized scores will have the same shape as the original distribution.

An Instructor Transforms Her Students' Scores on a Midterm into Standardized