Which of the Following Statements Is True About Standard Deviation

question 56

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true about standard deviation?

• A)The standard deviation tells one what the sample as a whole, or on the average, is like.
• B)The standard deviation is calculated by multiplying the variance of given data with its range.
• C)The standard deviation becomes larger as more people have scores that lie farther from the mean value.
• D)The standard deviation is simply the difference between the highest score and the lowest score.

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Definitions:

Monozygotic Twins

Twins that develop from a single fertilized egg and are genetically identical.

Dizygotic Twins

Also known as fraternal twins, these are two siblings born at the same time who have developed from two different eggs fertilized by two different sperm cells.

Homozygous

Describes an organism with two identical alleles for a particular trait or gene.

Heterozygous

Possessing two different alleles of a gene, one inherited from each parent, resulting in variation of a genetic trait.