Standard Deviation Is the Square Root of the Variance and Is

question 68

True/False

Standard deviation is the square root of the variance and is expressed in the same units as the data.

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Definitions:

Recidivism Rates

The measure of the frequency at which individuals who have been previously convicted of a crime re-offend, often used as an indicator of the effectiveness of criminal justice interventions.

Social Facilitation

The tendency for people to perform differently, usually better, when in the presence of others than when alone.

Diffusion of Responsibility

A phenomenon where individuals in a group are less likely to take action or feel accountable when the responsibility is perceived to be shared among all group members.

Dispositional Factors

Internal factors such as personality traits and temperament that influence an individual's behavior and attitudes.