For This Set of Data, the Standard Deviation (S) Is

question 115

Multiple Choice

For this set of data, the standard deviation (s) is equal to ______. 9, 8, 10, 5, 5, 2, 3, 6, 3

• A) 2.83
• B) 5.67
• C) 8.00
• D) 51

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Definitions:

Quintiles

A statistical measure that divides a population or dataset into five equal groups or parts, according to a particular variable.

Deciles

Divisions of a dataset into ten equal parts, where each part represents 10% of the data’s distribution.

Quartiles

Values that divide a list of numbers into quarters, providing a summary measure of the spread of the values.

Observations

The act of collecting data points or specific measurements from experiments, studies, or real-life occurrences.