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    The Standard Deviation (S)
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The Standard Deviation (S)

Question 16

Question 16

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The standard deviation (s)


A) squares the deviations to eliminate minus values
B) decreases in value as distributions become more heterogeneous
C) does not use all the scores
D) is based on the median rather than the mean

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