A Student Who Sometimes Scores High and Sometimes Scores Low

question 68

Multiple Choice

A student who sometimes scores high and sometimes scores low on a series of weekly tests will have a higher ____ than a student who makes the same score week after week.

• A) Mean
• B) Median
• C) Mode
• D) standard deviation
• E) Polygon

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Definitions:

Systolic Reading

The top number in a blood pressure measurement, indicating the pressure in the arteries when the heart beats.

Gluten-Free

A diet that excludes gluten, a protein found in wheat, barley, and rye, often adopted by those with celiac disease or gluten sensitivity.

Low Sodium

A dietary condition or recommendation involving reduced intake of sodium to help manage or prevent high blood pressure and other cardiovascular diseases.

Penicillin

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