The Greater the Variability in a Set of Scores

question 34

Multiple Choice

The greater the variability in a set of scores,

• A)the less accurately the scores are represented by the mean.
• B)the more accurately the scores are represented by the mean.
• C)the more similar and consistently close they are to the mean.
• D)the less similar and more consistently close they are to the mean.

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