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Question 1116986: In a dataset, the smallest distance (deviation) between a score and the mean of the distribution is 3 and the largest distance between a score and the mean is 10. The standard deviation ______________.
a)Will be less than 3
b)will be between 3 and 10
c)will be greater than 10
d)It is not possible to say anything about the standard deviation.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
In a dataset, the smallest distance (deviation) between a score and the mean of the distribution is 3 and the largest distance between a score and the mean is 10. The standard deviation ______________.
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Note:: The range is often considered to equal 6*sigma
6s = 10-3
s = 7/6 = 1 1/6
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Ans:: a
a)Will be less than 3
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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