A man argues with a police officer as protesters block traffic after a rally for Trayvon Martin in New York City in 2013. Repealing resisting arrest laws is hardly the only reform we need, but it could be an ideal starting point. Mario Tama / Getty Images.
noun, plural scores, score for 11. 1. the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match. 2. the total points or strokes made by one side, individual, play, game, etc. 3. an act or instance of making or earning a point or points.
Standard scores are scores calculated in a standard, or expected way. The mean on a test is the average score achieved by the subjects in the normalization study. IQ scores are standard scores calculated such that the mean is 100, and the standard deviation (a measure of difference from the norm) is 15 points.