The Standard Deviation Indicates ________

question 50

Multiple Choice

The standard deviation indicates ________.

• A) the average score
• B) the degree to which individual scores vary from the mean
• C) the number of scores that deviate from the mean
• D) the ratio of scores above the mean

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