Of the four types of population parameters used to describe any distribution, which parameter describes how far the observations scatter around the central value?
A) mean
B) standard deviation
C) skewness
D) interquartile range

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The standard deviation measures the amount of variability or dispersion of a set of values around the mean. It is the most commonly used measure of the spread of a distribution.

Of the Four Types of Population Parameters Used to Describe