To Determine How Drastic the Variation in Civil Service Exam

question 55

Multiple Choice

To determine how drastic the variation in civil service exam scores were for a state,what would most likely be used?

• A) mode.
• B) median.
• C) standard error.
• D) standard deviation.
• E) frequency distribution.

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Definitions:

Sampling Distribution

Sampling distribution is a statistical term describing the distribution of sample means or proportions over repeated sampling from the same population.

Standard Deviation

A statistical measure of the dispersion or variability within a dataset, indicating how spread out the numbers are from the average.

Control Charts

Graphic presentations of process data over time, with predetermined control limits.

Standard Deviations

A statistical measure that quantifies the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of data values.