Z score

noun

1. Statistics. a measure that quantifies the distance a data point is from the mean of a data set.
2. Business. the figure derived from a credit-strength formula that gauges the likelihood of bankruptcy.

Example Sentences

Edward Altman, creator of the Z score, a widely used method of predicting business failures, estimated that this year will easily set a record for so-called megabankruptcies — filings by companies with $1 billion or more in debt.

From Seattle Times

The studies used something called the B.M.I. z score, which statistically adjusts body mass index according to age.

From New York Times

After controlling for total energy intake, birth weight, ethnicity and other factors, a 6- to 8-ounce daily serving of 100 percent fruit juice was associated with a 0.087 unit average increase in B.M.I. z score in children 1 to 6 — equivalent to about 0.3 pounds.

From New York Times

Each bar represents a single tumour and the height of that bar represents the z score of the cytolytic activity of that tumour compared to the rest of the cohort.

From Nature

Bars are coloured according to their PD-L1 and/or PD-L2 amplification status and sorted from the highest to the lowest z score.

From Nature