A Psychologist Treats 16 Patients and Records the Number of Sessions

question 63

Multiple Choice

A psychologist treats 16 patients and records the number of sessions required to complete a behavioral therapy treatment for each patient.She computes SS = 800.Assuming the 16 patients constitute all patients under her care (so the population of her patients) ,what is the standard deviation for these data?

• A) 53.3 sessions
• B) 50 sessions
• C) 7.1 sessions
• D) 7.3 sessions

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