document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1116986>Question 1116986</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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 ______________.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a)Will be less than 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b)will be between 3 and 10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c)will be greater than 10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d)It is not possible to say anything about the standard deviation. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #731957 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=731957\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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 ______________.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note:: The range is often considered to equal 6*sigma<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6s = 10-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 7/6 = 1 1/6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a)Will be less than 3 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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