The smaller the standard deviation, . Select one: a. the less variability it has b. the more variability it has c. is irrelevant. It depends on the sample size d. Both A and C are correct e. None of the above

a. the less variability it has

Step-by-step explanation:

The standard deviation is a measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values.

When your standard deviation is big your data is more dispersed.

When your standar deviation is small your mean is a representative index of your data, and there is less variability.

If there was no dispersion of the data (if all your data be the same) then the standard deviation will be 0.

d

step-by-step explanation:

hello and welcome!

so, when we see the words "proportional" along with a table, we need to know that we're looking numbers that divide by the same thing.

looking at this table, we simply have to do a trial and error, and divide to see which numbers have the same quotient. if you look at choice a & c, they both have equal quotients for three of the numbers, with one exception, so those can't be the answer. looking at b, there is no similarity, so that can't be it. then, we see d; if you divide all the numbers in the table, you'll see that they all divide by two, which is a proportional relationship, and our answer!

also, always remember that the x will always be the number that goes into y, and somewhere behind this table, is a formula. for this specific table, the formula would be:

since our x-value is being divided by two to get the y-value. and if they were to ask for more numbers in the series, this is the formula you would use to find them.