Which is the correct interpretation of the standard deviation?

The standard deviation describes the typical distance between an individual result and its expected value. Here, the number of free throws made out of 8 typically differs from the expected number, 4.8, by about 1.4 free throws. Choice B describes variation in sample means, not individual results; 1.96 in choice D is not the standard deviation here.

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