When Variability in a Data Set Is Large,the Standard Deviation

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Multiple Choice

When variability in a data set is large,the standard deviation will be ____; when variability is small,the standard deviation will be ____.

• A) large; small
• B) large; large
• C) small; large
• D) small; small

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