A Study of Grades at a Large University Finds That

question 39

Multiple Choice

A study of grades at a large university finds that the mean GPA for all undergraduates is 2.77. The distribution of grades is roughly normal. To make this description useful we must also know

• A) the correlation.
• B) the median.
• C) the slope.
• D) the standard deviation.

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