Multiple choice

Directions: State whether the given statement is true or false.

Standard deviation is an absolute measure of dispersion.

  1. True

  2. False
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Explanation

Standard deviation is indeed an absolute measure of dispersion because it is expressed in the same units as the original data. Unlike relative measures like coefficient of variation, standard deviation gives the actual spread of data points around the mean in concrete units.

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