With Respect to Standard Deviation, Which of the Following Statements

question 11

Multiple Choice

With respect to standard deviation, which of the following statements is correct?

• A)it is the distance separating the highest and lowest value
• B)it is the square of the variance
• C)it can be a positive or negative number
• D)comparing standard deviations for different groups of cases indicates relative amounts of dispersion within each group

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