The standard deviation of all possible values is called the
A) standard error of proportion
B) standard error of the mean
C) mean deviation
D) central variation

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The standard deviation of all possible values is the standard deviation of a population, which is represented by the symbol σ, and its estimate for a sample is the standard error of the mean, which is represented by the symbol SEM or SE. The standard error of proportion is the standard deviation of a proportion, and the mean deviation is the average distance of each value from the mean. Central variation is not a commonly used term in statistics.

The Standard Deviation of All Possible Values Is Called the