Explain what T scores indicate. Why are they more commonly used ...

[Mr. Wonderful]

Explain what T scores indicate. Why are they more commonly used than z scores?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Long-term memory is to schemata as
 
  a. long-term memory is to a scanner.
  b. a computer hard drive is to specific files of information.
  c. short-term memory is to working memory.
  d. a computer hard drive is to the sensory register.

[Jmfn03]

Answer to Question 1

A T score indicates how far a raw score is from the mean in numerical terms. T scores range between 0 and 100 and have a preselected mean of 50 . T scores are more commonly used than z scores because they have no negative values that are difficult to explain to parents.

Answer to Question 2

B

[Mr. Wonderful]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[nyrave]

Gracias!