Exam 1

  1. Metainformation

    Tag Value
    fileDescriptive-statistics_uu-Standard-Deviation-001-en_uu-Standard-Deviation-001-en
    nameuu-Standard-Deviation-001-en.Rmd
    sectionDescriptive statistics/Summary Statistics/Measures of Spread/Standard Deviation
    typeschoice
    solutionFALSE, TRUE
    TypeConceptual
    LanguageEnglish
    LevelStatistical Literacy

    Question

    The standard deviation indicates approximately the average amount that scores in a distribution vary from the median.


    1. FALSE: True
    2. TRUE: False

    Solution

    The standard deviation indicates approximately the average amount that scores in a distribution vary from the mean, not the median.


    1. This answer is incorrect.
    2. This answer is correct.