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What does it mean when a data set or distribution has more variability than another

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Answer: Standard deviation

Step-by-step explanation: The standard deviation is the average amount of variability in your dataset. It tells you, on average, how far each score lies from the mean. The larger the standard deviation, the more variable the data set is.

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