Alpha emission in an atom reduces its atomic number by two. An alpha particle is actually the nucleus of a helium-4 atom.   In alpha decay, atomic number decreases by 2, and atomic mass decreases by 4.  .   An alpha particle is two protons and two neutrons, this is the same as a helium nucleus.
On most PraxisÂ® tests, each selected-response question answered. correctly is worth one raw point, and your total raw score is the. number of questions answered correctly on the full test. Selected-. response questions are scored by computer.
Standard Score. The standard score (more commonly referred to as a z-score) is a very useful statistic because it (a) allows us to calculate the probability of a score occurring within our normal distribution and (b) enables us to compare two scores that are from different normal distributions.he mean score is 60 out of 100 and the standard deviation (in other words, the variation in the scores) is 15 marks (see our statistical guides, Measures of Central Tendency and Standard Deviation, for more information about the mean and standard deviation).