Question

    Which of the following measures of dispersion is based on the variance of a dataset? 

    A Range Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Standard deviation Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Mean absolute deviation Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Quartile deviation Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The standard deviation is based on the variance of a dataset, and it is calculated as the square root of the variance.

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