The smaller the standard deviation the
A) closer are the actual responses to the mean
B) further are the actual responses from the mean
C) larger is the standard deviation relative to the range of responses
D) fewer are the responses

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The standard deviation measures the variability or spread of data around the mean. A smaller standard deviation indicates that the responses are clustered around the mean and are closer to it. In other words, there is less variation in the data, and the actual responses are more consistent with the expected value.

The Smaller the Standard Deviation the