A z-score is obtained by:
A) dividing the score by the standard deviation and subtracting from the mean
B) adding the score to the standard deviation and dividing by the mean
C) dividing the score by the mean and subtracting from the standard deviation
D) subtracting the mean from the score and dividing by the standard deviation

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A z-score is calculated by taking the difference between a given score and the population mean, and then dividing that number by the population standard deviation. This standardizes different distributions for comparison.

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