Question

Standard deviation refers to the __________. A. statistics used to organize, summarize, and describe sample data B. value within a given set of data in its original form C. average distance between variable scores and the mean in a set of data D. difference between the largest and smallest variable scores in a set of data Please select the best answer from the choices provided A B C D

Answer 1

Answer:

C. average distance between variable scores and the mean in a set of data

Explanation:

The standard deviation is used to find how far data points are from the mean. This can be used to create a bell curve, which represents what percentile data points are relative to the set. A bell curve shows how the data points are distributed. Standard deviation can be found from an entire data set or just a sample.