The Standard Deviation Measures

question 11

Multiple Choice

The standard deviation measures:

• A) The spread of data about the mean.
• B) The mean.
• C) The mode.
• D) The median.

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Definitions:

Stare Decisis

A legal principle that obligates courts to follow the precedents set by previous decisions when making rulings.

Writs of Certiorari

Orders by a higher court to a lower court to send up the records of a case for review, often used by the U.S. Supreme Court to select specific cases for consideration.

Equal Protection of the Law

A constitutional principle that requires states to treat all citizens equally under the law, prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, religion, gender, or national origin.

Brown v. Board of Education

A landmark Supreme Court decision in 1954 that declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional, challenging racial segregation.