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Standard deviation is always calculated from _____________?
Correct answer: A. Mean
- A. Mean
- B. Median
- C. Mode
- D. G.M.
Explanation
Standard deviation is conventionally calculated as the square root of the mean squared deviations from the arithmetic mean. Median-based measures such as mean deviation about the median are different statistics.
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