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The standard deviation is roughly the average distance of each value from the:

AMoat
BMean
CMaze
DMesh
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Mean
1. Distances are measured from a centre. 2. The chosen centre is the average. 3. So distances are from the mean. _Source: OpenStax Contemporary Mathematics, Chapter 8, Statistics._
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