The Numerical Value of the Variance

question 53

Multiple Choice

The numerical value of the variance

• A) is always larger than the numerical value of the standard deviation.
• B) is always smaller than the numerical value of the standard deviation.
• C) is negative if the mean is negative.
• D) can be larger or smaller than the numerical value of the standard deviation.

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