Q: Yes / no, is the following a verifiable fact?
"Herman Melville wrote a great American novel titled The Scarlet Letter."
A: The answer is no.
Chain of thoughts: Nathaniel Hawthorne, not Herman Melville, was the author of The Scarlet Letter.

Q: Is the following a factual statement?
"The Pirate Bay runs a charity to help independent artists raise funds for projects."
Options:
- yes
- no
A: The answer is no.
Chain of thoughts: The Pirate Bay is responsible for taking away millions of dollars in proceeds from artists annually.

Q: Claim: "Chelsea FC plays home games in the city of Southampton ,."
Is the claim above correct, and can it be verified by human common sense and without a web search?
Options:
- yes
- no
A: The answer is no.
Chain of thoughts: Chelsea plays home games in the city of London.

Q: Is the following a factual statement?
"The Standard deviation measures how far an observation is from the mean on average."
Options:
- yes
- no
A:

Show your work and conclude with the exact phrasing "Therefore, the final answer is [answer]." where [answer] is just the final number or expression that solves the problem.
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The answer is yes.
Chain of thoughts: The mathematical definition of standard deviation measures the distance from the mean.