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deviation score

deviation score A deviation score is a score stated as its distance from a reference value, usually the mean.

A deviation score is a score stated as its distance from a reference value, usually the mean. It is typically found by subtracting the mean from each original score, so the result shows how far above or below the mean that score is.

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