Which of the following statements is true about ?
3. Describing Data Numerically
Standard Deviation
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Which of the following is not a step used in calculating the standard deviation of a data set?
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Which type of deviation is defined as the square root of the variance in a set of numerical data?
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Suppose you have a random sample of size from a population with standard deviation . To calculate the standard error of the sample mean, which formula should you use, and under what condition can you assume the sampling distribution of the mean is approximately normal?
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Is the considered a resistant measure of spread in statistics?
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Which of the following is not a property of the ?
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As the mean increases in a normal distribution, what happens to the graph of the normal curve?
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A sample of scores has . What is the variance for this sample?
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Which of the following statements about the shape of a normally distributed data set is true?
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If the variance of a data set is grams squared, what is the standard deviation in grams?
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Suppose you have two histograms, Histogram A and Histogram B, each representing the distribution of exam scores for two different classes. Histogram A shows scores tightly clustered around the mean (), while Histogram B shows scores spread out over a wider range. Based on this information, which histogram depicts a higher standard deviation ()?
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Which of the following characteristics does not describe a normal distribution?
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What is the standard deviation of the following sample data: , , , , ?
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A sample of scores has . What is the variance for this sample?
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