A Standard Deviation Is a Measure of

question 171

Multiple Choice

A standard deviation is a measure of

• A)how well the students met the tested objectives.
• B)the distance between the median and the extreme scores.
• C)the spread of scores around the mean.
• D)the level of validity for the test.

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