Conceptually, the Standard Deviation for a Distribution Can Be Thought

question 186

Multiple Choice

Conceptually, the standard deviation for a distribution can be thought of as:

• A) the center of the distribution.
• B) the average frequency for each category.
• C) the average distance from the mean.
• D) the distance between the highest and lowest value.

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