Hello Arielle, The answer to whether a given SD value is "high," "low," or "moderate" depends on the nature of the variable being measured and the population from which the cases have come. In other words, you can compare the variation on a given measure or score from samples over time to see whether the results suggested stable variation, or changes (increases or decreases) in score variation. Alternatively, you can compare the relative variation of separate batches, measured using the same scale. What you could say, descriptively, from your data table is: 1. Relatively, taxation ratings are the most variable/spread, whereas auditing are the least variable/spread. So, there were more, and generally larger, differences in the set of taxation rating scores than for all others. As well, auditing rating scores were more homogeneous than all others. 2. If ratings were normally distributed, you'd expect to find that about 67% of cases had Advanced Financial Accounting/Reporting ratings somewhere between 79.06 and 85.16. (e.g., 82.11 +/- 3.05) 3. For an unknown distribution shape, you could be confident that at least 75% of cases had Management Advisory Services ratings somewhere between 71.04 and 86.32 (e.g., 78.68 +/- 2*3.82, via Chebychev's inequality) 4. Without knowing your sample size, one can't make any statement as to whether the relative variations for any specific set or subset of your results were significantly different (e.g, the values of 3.22 for SD vs. 3.05). Good luck with your work. Answer from David Morse on researchgate.net