Samples Of Spread Flashcards

1
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Standard deviation

A

Tells us how spread a set of data is around its mean

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2
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The smaller the SD….

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The more closer the data is to the mean, meaning it is more consistent

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3
Q

Which two types of measures of spread take into account of every piece of data?

A

Standard deviation and variance

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4
Q

What is variance

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Measures the average degree to which each squared point differs from the mean

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