The Standard Deviation Is a Measure of

question 36

Multiple Choice

The standard deviation is a measure of

• A) how far all the scores vary from the mean
• B) how far the middle-most 50% of cases vary from the mean
• C) how far the highest and lowest scores vary from each other
• D) central tendency

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