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  • That notion identifies heritability with the regression of the offspring phenotype on the parental (or biparental mean in the case of sexual reproduction), where both phenotypes are presented as z-scores (i.e., set to mean = 0 and standard deviation = 1).

    Miss Winter Solstice Scott A. Nicholson 2009

  • Wolfram Alpha can calculate confidence levels and p-values from z-scores.

    The Smarties Project « knitnut.net 2009

  • It calculates “z-scores ” standardizes 3 Himalayan and 3 Andean cores, averages them and compares the result to MBH.

    Dasuopu Versions « Climate Audit 2007

  • I did a quick correlation between the z-scores for the 5 year average isotope composition for Quelccaya, Huscaran and Sajama, with correlation coefficients of +0.12 between Quelccaya and Huascaran and +0.02 between Quelccaya and Sajama.

    New Thompson Article at PNAS « Climate Audit 2006

  • In some sense, the z-scores matter far more than the raw data about each school's reputation, LSATs, and so forth.

    Bell on the U.S. News Law School Rankings: Z-Scores 2006

  • CI will inflate as t increases to levels gt 2, as standard error, SE=s/sqrtn, increases, as n, the number of observations in the sample decreases. t-values and z-scores, for varying degrees of fredom and confidence levels, can be looked up in statistical tables in the back of any standard stats text.

    Warmest in a Millll-yun Years « Climate Audit 2006

  • As I explained more fully last year, when I posted some data from my model of that year's USN&WR rankings, these z-scores, derived from the data that goes into the rankings, represent the penultimate step to calculating each law school's overall score.

    Bell on the U.S. News Law School Rankings: Z-Scores 2006

  • Statistics buffs will want to check their z-scores.

    Greenland « Climate Audit 2006

  • Weight gain z-scores were calculated from 3 to 5 years.

    Naturejobs - All Jobs L J Griffiths 2010

  • Since 2007, a more complicated but widely used standardization or normalization method has been adopted involving z-scores.

    U.S. News 2010

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