Question

When comparing two populations with the same variable of interest in the same unit of​ measure, the larger the standard​ deviation, the​ _____________ dispersion there is in the distribution?

Answer 1

greater. Standard deviation is a measure of how much variability there is in a data set. A higher standard deviation means more variability, and therefore the data is more dispersed. A data set with a high standard deviation will have a wider range of values compared to the average, while a data set with a low standard deviation will cluster more closely about the average.