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The variation of data values around the centre is captured by the:

AStandard direction
BStandard deviation
CStandard delivery
DStandard duration
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Standard deviation
1. In some sets values cluster near the mean. 2. In others they spread far out. 3. The measure is the standard deviation. _Source: OpenStax Introductory Business Statistics 2e, Chapter 2, Descriptive Statistics._
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