Conceptually,the standard deviation for a distribution can be thought of as
A)the centre of the distribution.
B)the average frequency for each category.
C)the average distance from the mean.
D)the distance between the highest and lowest values.

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The standard deviation measures the average distance of each data point from the mean of the distribution. This makes choice C the best answer. A is incorrect because the centre of the distribution is represented by the mean. B is incorrect because the standard deviation does not necessarily relate to the frequency of each category. D is incorrect because the range measures the distance between the highest and lowest values, not the standard deviation.

Conceptually,the Standard Deviation for a Distribution Can Be Thought of as