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Abigail Rodriguez
on Nov 30, 2024
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The value of the standard deviation may be either positive or negative, while the value of the variance will always be positive or zero.
Standard Deviation
A statistical measure that quantifies the dispersion or spread of a set of data points.
Variance
A statistical measure of the dispersion of a set of data points in a data set.
- Understand the critical value of variability measures (standard deviation, variance) and measures of the center (mean, median, mode) in depicting data.
- Explain the mechanisms for determining variance and standard deviation, and their importance in the evaluation of data.
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Learning Objectives
- Understand the critical value of variability measures (standard deviation, variance) and measures of the center (mean, median, mode) in depicting data.
- Explain the mechanisms for determining variance and standard deviation, and their importance in the evaluation of data.