What Does the Standard Deviation Tell You About the Variability

question 171

Multiple Choice

What does the standard deviation tell you about the variability in a data set

• A) When variability is high, the standard deviation is small. 
• B) The standard deviation does not reflect the variability in the data set. 
• C) A large standard deviation means that there is a great degree of variability in the data set. 
• D) As variability increases in a data set, the standard deviation becomes more variable as well.

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