Which of the Following Is False About Standard Deviations

question 4

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is false about standard deviations?

• A) It tells how wide the variation of any set of cases is.
• B) It is the square root of the variance.
• C) It is the square root of the average squared deviation of each case from the mean.
• D) It is the preferred measure of variability when a variable in normally distributed.
• E) It is a measure of central tendency.

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