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The Standard Deviation Is Sensitive to Extreme Scores

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The standard deviation is sensitive to extreme scores.


Definitions:

Variance

A measure of the dispersion of a set of data points in a population, showing how much the data diverge from the average value.

Degrees of Freedom

The number of independent values or quantities which can vary in the calculation of a statistic, typically in the context of hypothesis testing.

F Distribution

A continuous probability distribution that arises frequently as the null distribution of a test statistic, especially in the analysis of variance (ANOVA).

Numerator

The top number in a fraction, representing the part of the whole or the dividend in division.

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