One Reason for Standardizing Random Variables Is to Measure Variables

question 85

Multiple Choice

One reason for standardizing random variables is to measure variables with:

• A) different means and standard deviations on a non-standard scale
• B) different means and standard deviations on a single scale
• C) dissimilar means and standard deviations in like terms
• D) similar means and standard deviations on two scales

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