The standard deviation of a set of data is

  • A always measured from the mode
  • B the most representative of averages
  • C always measured from the median
  • D a measure of dispersion
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The correct answer is D. a measure of dispersion

The standard deviation is a statistic that measures the dispersion of a dataset relative to its mean and is calculated as the square root of the variance.

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