Because thyroid disorders can cause changes in menstrual cycle and mood, the symptoms are sometimes mistaken for menopause. If a thyroid problem is suspected, a simple blood test can determine whether the true culprit is menopause or a thyroid disorder -- or a combination of the two.
In statistics, the standard score is the (signed) number of standard deviations an observation or datum is above the mean. Thus, a positive standard score indicates a datum above the mean, while a negative standard score indicates a datum below the mean.hus, a positive standard score indicates a datum above the mean, while a negative standard score indicates a datum below the mean.
Standard Scores and Scaled Scores. 1  Measure how far the student scored from the average in terms of the average spread of scores for the whole group. 2  A standard score of 115 or scaled score of 13 means the student scored one standard deviation above the average (which would be the 84 th percentile rank).