A Researcher Records the Following Scores: 5,3,7,6,2,8,0,and 1

question 6

Multiple Choice

A researcher records the following scores: 5,3,7,6,2,8,0,and 1.In terms of these data,the sum of the squared differences of scores from their mean is ______.

• A) 0
• B) 8
• C) 60
• D) 164

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Definitions:

Median

The middle value in a data set when the values are arranged in ascending or descending order.

Squared Deviation

Squared deviation refers to the squared differences between each data point in a dataset and the mean of that dataset.

Mathematical Average

Also known as the mean; a measure of central tendency calculated by adding all the numbers in a data set and dividing by the count of those numbers.

Mode

The value that is most prevalent in a dataset.