Looking more closely at the LOS for these patients. When you calculate the standard deviation the data, you would expect

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When the dispersion (or variability) of the data is large, we would expect a large standard deviation. This is because the standard deviation measures how far the data points are from the mean, and if the data points are widely spread out, there will be larger differences between each point and the mean. Therefore, choice A is the best answer.

Looking More Closely at the LOS for These Patients