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What is a standard deviation?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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The data scores from a scale are 5, 5, 5, 7, 7, 8, 9, 9, 10, 11, and 12. What are the mode, median, and mean scores of this data set?
 
  What will be an ideal response?


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Reply #1 on: Jun 21, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: The standard deviation (SD) is a measure of how far a score is from the average. Thus a score may be one, two, or even three SD from the mean.

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Answer: The mode is 5, the median is 8, and the mean is 8.


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