Consider the following statistics: Test 1 Test 2 Test 3 Test 4 Mean 56.59 68.24 76.47 89.14 Standard Deviation 14.29 11.34 8.98 4.21 Which of the above tests would produce the widest distribution of scores?
A) Test 1
B) Test 2
C) Test 3
D) Test 4

Question

Consider the following statistics:   Test 1 Test 2 Test 3 Test 4 Mean 56.59 68.24 76.47 89.14 Standard Deviation 14.29 11.34 8.98 4.21 Which of the above tests would produce the widest distribution of scores?
A) Test 1
B) Test 2
C) Test 3
D) Test 4

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The widest distribution of scores is indicated by the largest standard deviation, which for these tests is 14.29 for Test 1.

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