Which of the Following Statements Concerning the Sample Standard Deviation

question 21

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements concerning the sample standard deviation is FALSE?

• A) Sample standard deviation is a measure of the variation in responses.
• B) Analysts reporting descriptive statistics for continuous measures should always report standard deviations along with mean values.
• C) Standard deviation is meaningful and appropriate only for interval- and nominal-level measures.
• D) An analyst must be aware of the concerns of spurious precision when reporting standard deviations.
• E) Outliers can have a marked effect on the calculation of a standard deviation.

---

Definitions:

Seafloor Spreading

The process by which new oceanic crust is created at mid-ocean ridges as tectonic plates diverge, allowing magma from the mantle to cool and solidify.

Lesser Antilles

A chain of smaller islands stretching from the Virgin Islands to Trinidad and Tobago, separating the Caribbean Sea from the Atlantic Ocean.

Subduction Zone

A region where one tectonic plate plunges beneath another into the earth's mantle, often generating earthquakes and volcanic activity.

Central Atlantic Ocean

The portion of the Atlantic Ocean located between North and South America to the west and Europe and Africa to the east.