The Standard Deviation(s)________

question 5

Multiple Choice

The standard deviation(s) ________.

• A) squares the deviations to eliminate negative values.
• B) decreases in value as distributions become more heterogeneous.
• C) does not use all the scores.
• D) is based on the median rather than the mean.

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Definitions:

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