💊 PCAT Exam Prep

The standard deviation measures:

A Central tendency
B The average distance of data points from the mean (spread/dispersion)
C The maximum value
D The median

✓ Correct Answer: Option B

SD = √(Σ(xi−x̄)²/n). Higher SD = more spread. For normal distributions, 68% of data within 1 SD of mean.

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