alleryStart learning →Why is standard deviation often reported instead of variance?
AIt has the same units as the observations
BIt ignores extreme observations
CIt can be negative or positive
DIt is always smaller than the mean
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. It has the same units as the observations
Variance is in squared units, and taking its square root returns a measure in the original units of the data.
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