Question

fill in the blank.
the ______ represents the number of standard deviations an observation is from the mean.
the ______ represents the number of standard deviations an observation is from the mean.
options:
z-score
percentile
range
quartile

Explanation:

The z-score is defined as the measure that quantifies how many standard deviations an individual data point is away from the mean of a dataset. Percentiles indicate the value below which a given percentage of observations fall, range is the difference between the maximum and minimum values, and quartiles divide a dataset into four equal parts, none of which match the provided definition.

Answer:

z-score