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If the lowest value of a data set increases what happens to the standard deviation

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Answer:

It becomes lower

Explanation:

This is because as the lowest value becomes larger, one of the values becomes closer to the mean, and as more numbers are closer to the mean, the standard deviation becomes lower.

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