Conceptually, the standard deviation for a distribution can be thought of as:
A) the center of the distribution.
B) the average frequency for each category.
C) the average distance from the mean.
D) the distance between the highest and lowest value.
Answer: C
Rationale: The standard deviation is a measure of variability around the mean. It can be thought of as an estimate of the average distance from the mean.
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