Based on the results of the standard deviation function (sd()), about how much do the horsepower (hp) values vary from the average of 146.7?
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The standard deviation measures the amount of variation or dispersion in a set of values. A low standard deviation indicates that the values tend to be close to the mean (average), while a high standard deviation indicates that the values are spread out over a Show more…
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