Exam 1

  1. Metainformation

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    nameuva-standard-deviation-547-en
    sectionDescriptive statistics/Summary Statistics/Measures of Spread/Standard Deviation
    typeschoice
    solutionFALSE, FALSE, FALSE, TRUE
    TypeCalculation
    LanguageEnglish
    LevelStatistical Literacy
    IRT-Difficulty3.956
    p-value0.1331

    Question

    We take a sample of 7 individuals from a large population and measure their body temperature in degrees Celsius, with the results being 37.6, 37.1, 38.0, 37.5, 36.9, 37.1, 37.3. The sample standard deviation is equal to


    1. FALSE: 0.12
    2. FALSE: 0.14
    3. FALSE: 0.346
    4. TRUE: 0.374

    1. 0.12: Incorrect
    2. 0.14: Incorrect
    3. 0.346: Incorrect
    4. 0.374: Correct