On psychological tests, the standard deviation gives an indication of
A) the distance between an obtained score and the average score of the normative group.
B) the distance between the scores of a referent group and the scores of a normative group.
C) the number of points required for a person's score to fall within the "normal" range.
D) the number of standard points required for a person's score to demonstrate improvement.
A
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