document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1193390>Question 1193390</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Data set A has a larger standard deviation compared to data set B. Which of the following statements is correct?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A. Data in B is less dispersed compared to data in A.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B. Data in A is less dispersed compared to data in B.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C. Values in data A is larger to values in data B.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D. Values in data B is smaller to values in data A. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "if the standard deviation is greater, than the data must be more dispersed because standard deviation is a measure of dispersion.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that's what selection A is telling you.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "it says \"data in B is less dispersed compared to data in A\".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "this means \"data in A is more dispersed compared to data in B\".\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the values of the data being greater or less has no bearing on dispersion.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "dispersion measures the average distance of each element from the mean.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if that average is greater, then the data is more dispersed.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if that average is less, than the data is less dispersed.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the standard deviation is a measure of that.\r<BR>\n" );
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