raw score

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: an individual's actual achievement score (as on a test) before being adjusted for relative position in the test group

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Its offensive and defensive efficiency numbers much better explain teams than raw scores. — Dick Jerardi, Philly.com, "NCAA tournament selection committee needs a new formula," 11 Mar. 2018 Scoring of Firms Companies were scored by: 1. Standardizing the raw scores on the 37 indicators to have a mean of 0 and a standard deviation of 1. 2. — WSJ, "Methodology for the Management Top 250 Company Rankings," 5 Dec. 2017 In passing the new standard, the school board reversed a decision last year that would have gradually raised the raw score needed to merit passing the test each year. — Liz Bowie, Washington Post, "Maryland revises high school graduation requirements, delaying higher standards," 30 Oct. 2017

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