AP Psychologymediummcq1 pt
The standard deviation measures:
A.The average score in a distribution
B.The spread of scores around the mean
C.The most common score
D.The range of the middle 50% of scores
Explanation
Core Concept
Standard deviation measures how spread out scores are from the mean. A small SD means scores cluster close to the mean; a large SD means scores are widely dispersed.
Correct Answer
BThe spread of scores around the mean
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