standard deviation Flashcards
(2 cards)
1
Q
steps
A
- calculate the mean of data set
- Take the mean away from each score in the data set
- Square each difference.
- Add together each of the squared differences
- Divide this by N - 1
- Find the square root of this value
2
Q
pros and cons
A
✅precise measure of dispersion
❌cant be used on ordinal