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Hdfs 421 Mean Variance Standard Deviation
Hdfs 421 Mean Variance Standard Deviation
Dodds
10/12/17
Mean, Variance, and Standard Deviation: Vocabulary scores for 12 toddlers in your class
What is the mean of their scores? (add up all the scores, then divide by number of children)
1800/12 = 150
( X - M )
2
What is the variance in their scores? (subtract the mean from each score, Var ( X ) = X
What is the standard deviation of their scores? (find the square root of the variance) SD( X ) = Var ( X )
124.75
Which children have scores higher than 1 Standard Deviation above the mean?
Which children have scores lower than 1 Standard Deviation below the mean?
Knowing the standard deviation has allowed me to understand that all but 4 of the children in
the classroom have typical vocabulary scores. This shows that there are two students
should receive a little bit of extra help (Ella and Felix).
Mean, Variance, and Standard Deviation: Scores for 30 children in your class
What is the mean of the scores? (add up all the scores, then divide by number of children/scores)
600/30 = 20
( X - M )
2
What is the variance in their scores? (subtract the mean from each score, multiply that X
Var ( X ) =
number by itself, add them all together, divide by the number of scores minus 1) N -1
1442/29 = 49.72
What is the standard deviation of their scores? (find the square root of the variance) SD( X ) = Var ( X )
7.05
Which children have scores higher than 1 Standard Deviation above the mean?
Charlie, David, Matt, Tami
Which children have scores lower than 1 Standard Deviation below the mean?
Garret, Harry, Natalie, Owen, Vera
Which children have scores lower than 2 Standard Deviations below the mean?
Garret