Multiplying Each of the Scores in a Distribution by a Constant

question 5

Multiple Choice

Multiplying each of the scores in a distribution by a constant

• A)multiplies the standard deviation by the same constant.
• B)multiplies the standard deviation by half the amount of the constant.
• C)multiplies the standard deviation by 34% of the constant.
• D)does not change the value of the standard deviation.

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Definitions:

Ring Oxygen

An oxygen atom that is incorporated into a cyclic structure, often contributing to the ring's chemical properties.

Haworth Structure

A way of representing cyclic sugars as planar rings, focusing on the arrangement of hydroxyl groups around the ring, used in carbohydrate chemistry.

β-D-Glucopyranose

A chemical structure of glucose in its cyclic form, where the glucose molecule forms a six-membered ring, with the hydroxyl group on the first carbon in the beta configuration.

α-D-Ribofuranose

A sugar derivative where the pentose sugar ribose is in its furanose form (a five-membered oxygen-containing ring) and has a specific orientation (alpha) of the hydroxyl group attached to the anomeric carbon.