AP Psychologymediummcq1 pt

The standard deviation measures:

A.The average score in a distribution

B.The spread of scores around the mean

C.The range of the middle 50% of scores

D.The most common score

Explanation

Core Concept

Standard deviation measures how spread out scores are from the mean. A small SD means scores cluster close to the mean; a large SD means scores are widely dispersed.

Correct Answer

BThe spread of scores around the mean

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