Practice mode Methods and Research

In statistics, what does the standard deviation essentially measure?

Correct answer B. Spread of the sample means/values

Explanation

The standard deviation is the square root of the variance and shows how widely values are spread around the mean; central tendency is described by the mean, median and mode instead.

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