Which of the Following Statements Is True About Variance

question 108

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true about variance?

• A) Variance describes how spread out a set of numbers or values is around its mean or average.
• B) Variance is essentially the variability from the average.
• C) The larger the variance, the greater the dispersion.
• D) All of the above statements are true.

Understand the basic principles of genetic inheritance and patterns.

Recognize the difference between dominant and recessive traits and their patterns of inheritance.

Identify the various types of allelic relationships such as codominance, complete dominance, and incomplete dominance.

Understand the concept and implications of sex-linked traits and their mode of inheritance.

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Definitions:

Divide

The process of splitting a number into equal parts or groups, or finding how many times one number is contained within another.

Multiply

The arithmetic operation of scaling one number by another, essentially repeated addition.

Multiply

The arithmetic process of calculating the result of adding a number to itself a certain number of times.

Simplify

To simplify means to reduce an expression or equation to its simplest form, by combining like terms, reducing fractions, etc.