The unit of physical measure associated with the standard deviation is the same as unit of data.
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Standard deviation quantifies the amount of variation or dispersion in a set of data values. Show more…
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The standard deviation of a sample of observations has the same unit of measurement as options: the variance. the observations. the observations and their variance. none of the above.
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