raw score
nounDefinition of raw score
: an individual's actual achievement score (as on a test) before being adjusted for relative position in the test group
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School ratings were based on three factors: raw scores, year-over-year progress and expected performance relative to student poverty levels. — Rebecca Hennes, Houston Chronicle, "Part 4: Nearly 50 Houston-area schools beat the odds and received top rankings in new report," 1 July 2019 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. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'raw score.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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