The Standard Deviation Is Computed By:
A) Squaring the Sum $\frac{(x-\text { mean })^{2}}{N}$

question 4

Multiple Choice

The standard deviation is computed by:

• A) squaring the sum of \( \frac{(x-\text { mean })^{2}}{N} \)
• B) deriving the square root of \( \frac{(x-\text { mean })^{2}}{N-1} \)
• C) deriving the square root of the average of \( \frac{(x-\text { mean })^{2}}{Y} \)
• D) deriving the square root of the sum of \( \frac{(x-\text { mean })^{2}}{N-1} \)

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