measures of dispersion Flashcards by Rosaleen Stoyanova

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what is measure of dispersion

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tells us how spread apart data is

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range

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diff between highest and lowest

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standard deviation

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assesses spread and variation of data

if larger sd = more spread apart
lower sd = more tightly clustered

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