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Math 104 – 2/25/05 Normal distributions… For these problems, assume you have a pile of numbers that are normally distributed and that you know the average (AVE) and the standard deviation (SD). 1. Given the raw score, get the corresponding standard score (also called “z score”)… Standard score = (Raw score – AVE) / SD; Answer is in number of SD’s above/below mean. 1a. These are the ages of some first-time Academy Award winners: 25, 38, 40, 45. If you think of those as raw scores, what are the corresponding standard scores? Solution: First you need to find the average and stand