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The __________ is a measure of how spreads out points are from the mean.

Correct answer: C. standard deviation

  • A. arithmetic mean
  • B. geometric mean
  • C. standard deviation
  • D. variance

Explanation

Standard deviation shows the typical distance of scores from their mean, so it directly describes how spread out the points are. Variance also measures spread, but it expresses the squared form of this dispersion.

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