Exam 1

1. Metainformation

   Tag	Value
   file	Descriptive-statistics_uva-standard-deviation-297-en_uva-standard-deviation-297-en
   name	uva-standard-deviation-297-en
   section	Descriptive statistics/Summary Statistics/Measures of Spread/Standard Deviation
   type	schoice
   solution	TRUE, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE
   Type	Conceptual
   Language	English
   Level	Statistical Literacy
   IRT-Difficulty	4.324
   p-value	0.065

   Question

   In 6 patients with adult-onset diabetes, the weight (in kg) was determined with results: 84, 78, 65, 103, 91, 87. When the weight in pounds is presented (1 kg = 2 pounds), the standard deviation will be

   
   
   1. TRUE: Become twice as large
   2. FALSE: Remain the same
   3. FALSE: Become twice as small
   4. FALSE: Become four times smaller
   
   
   1. Become twice as large: Correct
   2. Remain the same: Incorrect
   3. Become twice as small: Incorrect
   4. Become four times smaller: Incorrect