The statistic that describes the average distance between the measurements in a frequency distribution and the mean of that distribution is the:
A)average distance of the individual scores from the mean of the distribution.
B)total distance of the individual scores from the mean of the distribution.
C)range of the distribution divided by the number of observations.
D)range of the distribution divided by the mean of the distribution.

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The statistic that describes the average distance between the measurements in a frequency distribution and the mean of that distribution is the average distance of the individual scores from the mean of the distribution, which is also known as the standard deviation. Option A correctly describes this statistic. Option B refers to the total deviation, which is not the same as the average deviation. Option C and D are incorrect as they refer to the range of the distribution, not the deviation from the mean.

The Statistic That Describes the Average Distance Between the Measurements