The Calculation of the Standard Deviation for the Beta Distribution

question 53

Multiple Choice

The calculation of the standard deviation for the beta distribution is based on the assumption that __________.

• A)the range is divided by a count of the values used to compute the mean
• B)the range is approximately equal to six times the standard deviation
• C)the standard deviation is 50 percent of the mean
• D)the standard deviation is the square of the statistical variance

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