The mean length of human pregnancies is 266 days with a

Last updated: 7/11/2022

The mean length of human pregnancies is 266 days with a standard deviation of 16 days. Which of the following is the best description of the standard deviation? (A) Approximately the median time between the lengths of individual pregnancies and 266 days (B) Approximately the mean time between the lengths of individual pregnancies and 266 days (C) Approximately the square root of the mean time between the lengths of individual pregnancies and 266 days (D) One-third the time between the maximum individual length of pregnancies and 266 (E) One-sixth the time between the maximum and minimum individual lengths of pregnancies