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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