In the Formula for Calculating the Standard Deviation, the Differences

question 86

Multiple Choice

In the formula for calculating the standard deviation, the differences between each observation and the mean is squared. If we did not square these differences, the standard deviation would:

• A) be too small to be of any usefulness
• B) close to zero
• C) not be normally distributed
• D) not be interpreted by z values
• E) statistically insignificant

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