Standard Deviation. Two classes took a recent quiz. There were 10 students in each class, and each class had an average score of 81.5.

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Standard Deviation

Two classes took a recent quiz. There were 10 students in each class, and each class had an average score of 81.5

Since the averages are the same, can we assume that the students in both classes all did pretty much the same on the exam?

The answer is… No. The average (mean) does not tell us anything about the distribution or variation in the grades.

Here are Dot-Plots of the grades in each class:

Mean

So, we need to come up with some way of measuring not just the average, but also the spread of the distribution of our data.

Why not just give an average and the range of data (the highest and lowest values) to describe the distribution of the data?

Well, for example, lets say from a set of data, the average is and the range is 23. But what if the data looked like this:

Here is the average And here is the range But really, most of the numbers are in this area, and are not evenly distributed throughout the range.

The Standard Deviation is a number that measures how far away each number in a set of data is from their mean.

If the Standard Deviation is large, it means the numbers are spread out from their mean. If the Standard Deviation is small, it means the numbers are close to their mean. small, large,

Here are the scores on the math quiz for Team A: Average: 81.5

The Standard Deviation measures how far away each number in a set of data is from their mean. For example, start with the lowest score, 72. How far away is 72 from the mean of 81.5? =

Or, start with the lowest score, 89. How far away is 89 from the mean of 81.5? =

So, the first step to finding the Standard Deviation is to find all the distances from the mean Distance from Mean

So, the first step to finding the Standard Deviation is to find all the distances from the mean Distance from Mean

Next, you need to square each of the distances to turn them all into positive numbers Distance from Mean Distances Squared

Next, you need to square each of the distances to turn them all into positive numbers Distance from Mean Distances Squared

Add up all of the distances Distance from Mean Distances Squared Sum: 214.5

Divide by (n - 1) where n represents the amount of numbers you have Distance from Mean Distances Squared Sum: (10 - 1) = 23.8

Finally, take the Square Root of the average distance Distance from Mean Distances Squared Sum: (10 - 1) = 23.8 = 4.88

This is the Standard Deviation Distance from Mean Distances Squared Sum: (10 - 1) = 23.8 = 4.88

Now find the Standard Deviation for the other class grades Distance from Mean Distances Squared Sum: (10 - 1) = = 15.91

Now, lets compare the two classes again Team ATeam B Average on the Quiz Standard Deviation

Formula for Standard Deviation

entire population:

Find the Standard Deviation  4, 2, 5, 8, 6.

 Calculate the mean:

 Calculate for each  value in the sample: