When Computing the Standard Deviation, What Does It Mean When

question 17

Multiple Choice

When computing the standard deviation, what does it mean when the sum of the deviation about the mean is NOT 0?

• A) The data set has a great amount of variability.
• B) The data set has at least one extreme score.
• C) The data is too small.
• D) The mean of the data set was computed incorrectly.

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