The common symptoms of an overactive thyroid are weight loss, increased appetite, irritability, rapid heart rate and anxiety, according to the Office on Women's Health, whereas underactive thyroid symptoms include weight gain, cold sensitivity, fatigue, depression and muscle weakness.
Z-Scores Explained. A z-score is a score that falls somewhere within the standard normal distribution. Its counterpart on the standard distribution is the standard score. The standard normal distribution and z-score allow all the standardized scores to be weighed equally through a few calculations. z-score is a score that falls somewhere within the standard normal distribution. Its counterpart on the standard distribution is the standard score. The standard normal distribution and z-score allow all the standardized scores to be weighed equally through a few calculations.
Z-scores (standard scores) raw scores stated in standard deviation terms. a measure of how many standard deviations a given raw score is from the mean. A negative number (e.g. -1) means the score falls below the mean. 0 = the mean. shape of the distribution does not change when scores changed to z-scores (linear transformation)