The Idea That If Variation Is Caused by Several Random

question 43

Multiple Choice

The idea that if variation is caused by several random factors, they will generally cancel each other out and most measurements will be near the middle of the range of variation is called the _____.

• A) standard deviation
• B) 68-95-99.7 rule
• C) central limit theorem
• D) focal point process
• E) normal distribution

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Definitions:

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