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pepyto

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The purpose of ________ is to summarize and explain a specific set of data.
 
  A. descriptive statistics
  B. inferential statistics
  C. parametric procedures
  D. nonparametric procedures

Question 2

The standard deviation is:
 
  A. the square root of the variance.
  B. a measure of variability.
  C. an approximate indicator how numbers vary from the mean.
  D. all of the above



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: A

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D



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