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    The document discusses standard deviation and how it is used to measure the average distance of data values from the mean. It asks questions about what standard deviation measures, how it compares to other measures of spread like range and IQR, how it is calculated, its relationship to variance, and properties of standard deviation. An example is provided to demonstrate calculating and interpreting standard deviation using data on students' homework minutes.

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    1.3b Standard Deviation pp.

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    In the distribution below, how far are the values from the mean, on average?

    What does the standard deviation measure?

    What are some similarities and differences between the range, IQR, and standard deviation?

    How is the standard deviation calculated?

    What is the variance?

    What are some properties of the standard deviation?

    Example: A random sample of 5 students was asked how many minutes they spent doing HW the previous
    night. Here are their responses (in minutes): 0, 25, 30, 60, 90. Calculate and interpret the standard deviation.

    What factors should you consider when choosing summary statistics?

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