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stanine (stā´nīn),

n a unit consisting of one-ninth of the total range of the standard scores (SDs) of a normal distribution. The term is a condensation of “standard nine.” The mean falls at 5, the SD at ±2. The stanine was developed by the U.S. Air Force and is used to report scores on the Dental Aptitude Test.

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No references found			Another disadvantage of stanines is that because the groups are relatively large and all stanines are integers, two scores in a single stanine are sometimes farther apart than two scores in adjacent stanines. Percentile Rank A Case of Unfortunate Naming? by Burt Schwartz / Reference and Education community Fish consumption of more than once per week compared to less than once per week was associated with higher stanine scores in combined intelligence, in verbal performance, and in visuospatial performance. Omega 3 fatty acids by Nutraceuticals World Examination of performance in stanine clusters reveals that at pretest, 75 students (69 percent) in the treatment group scored in the first three stanines, and no student scored in the highest three stanines. Results for year 2 of an Early Reading First project by Martin, Kathleen; Emfinger, Kay; Snyder, Scott; O'Neal, Marcia / Journal of Research in Childhood Education			standard reference gamble standard sample standard solution standard temperature standard treatment guideline standard volume Standardbred standardization standardize standardized standardized death rate standardized patient standardized test standards of nursing practice standby standby guardianship standing heat standing lateral standing order standing orders standstill Stanford Prison Experiment Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales Stanford-Binet test Stangeria stanine Stanley Stanleya pinnata stann- stannic stannic oxide stannous stannous fluoride stannum stanolone stanozolol Stanton's disease Stapam stape- stapedectomy stapedial stapediotenotomy stapediovestibular stapedius stapedotomy stapes stapes-mobilization operation staph Staph infection staph marginal disease staphage lysate			Stanga Nistrului Stânga Nistrului Stangeria Stangeria eriopus STANH stanhope stanhope Stanhope Heritage Discovery Museum Stanhope lens Stanhope, Charles Stanhope, 3d Earl Stanhope, Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl Stanhope, James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope, Lady Hester Lucy Stanhope, Lady Hester Lucy Stanhope, Philip Dormer Stanhope, Philip Henry Stanhope, 5th Earl stanhopea stanhopea stanhopes STANIC Stanica Stanica Za Juzne Kulture Stanichno-Luganskoe Staniel Staniel Cay Yacht Club Stanielry Stanimaka stanine Stanislao Cannizzaro Stanislas I Leszczy-=*nacute.gif=-ski Stanislau Stanislaus Stanislaus Stanislaus Chapter of Mental Health Consumers Stanislaus Child Care Planning Council Stanislaus County Stanislaus County Asthma Coalition Stanislaus County, CA Stanislaus County, California Stanislaus Drug Enforcement Agency Stanislaus Elder Abuse Prevention Alliance Stanislaus I Stanislaus II Stanislaus National Forest Stanislaus Professional Photographers Stanislaus Prowazek Stanislaus Zhuk Stanislav Stanislav Stanislav Alekseevich Vaupshasov Stanislav Alekseevich Zhuk Stanislav Antonovich Pilotovich Stanislav Bobinskii Stanislav Bulak-Balakhovich

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