MEASURES OF

VARIABILITY
QUARTER 4 WEEK 7
 RANGE

AVERAGE MEASURES OF
DEVIATION VARIABILITY VARIANCE

STANDARD
DEVIATION
VARIANCE & STANDARD
DEVIATION

√
UNGROUPED DATA: SAMPLE

∑ ( 𝑥 − 𝑥)
2
∑
2
2 ( 𝑥 − 𝑥) 𝑠=
𝑠 =
𝑛−1 𝑛− 1
STANDARD
VARIANCE DEVIATION
 THE PROCEDURE IN COMPUTING THE VARIANCE AND STANDARD
DEVIATION:

• Step 1: Find the mean of the scores.

• Step 2: Subtract the mean from each
score. Get the sum of the squares of each
score.
• Step 3: Compute the variance and
standard deviation using the given
formula.
• Important reminders about standard
deviation:
1. It cannot be negative.
2. The standard deviation of a set of data can
be equal to zero if and only if the observations
are equal values.
3. It should have a value which is equal to
approximately one-third of the range.
EXAMPLE 1:
X X-

=
VARIANCE & STANDARD
DEVIATION

√
UNGROUPED DATA: SAMPLE

∑ ( 𝑥 − 𝑥)
2
∑
2
2 ( 𝑥 − 𝑥) 𝑠=
𝑠 =
𝑛−1 𝑛− 1
STANDARD
VARIANCE DEVIATION
ACTIVITY 3
Find the standard deviation of X X-
the scores in each of the
groups. The scores of two
groups are the following:
Group A: 24, 25, 26, 27,
28, 29, 30
Group B: 15, 20, 25, 30,
35, 40, 45

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AVERAGE DEVIATION (AD)
UNGROUPED DATA

The dispersion of a set of data about the average of these data is the
average deviation or mean deviation.
 STEPS IN SOLVING AVERAGE DEVIATION
EXAMPLE 1: STEP1:
Find the mean of the scores.
What is the STEP 2:
average Find the absolute difference
deviation of the between each score and the
mean.
scores
Step 3:
9, 12, 15, & 16? Find the sum of the absolute differences
and then divide it by n.
EXAMPLE 1:
What is the X X-

average
deviation of the
scores
9, 12, 15, & 16?
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 STEPS IN SOLVING AVERAGE DEVIATION
EXAMPLE 2: STEP1:
Find the mean of the scores.
Find the average deviation STEP 2:
of the scores of 5 students Find the absolute difference
in a 100-item test in Math between each score and the
7. The scores are as mean.
follows: 98, 95, 80, 73, and Step 3:
64. Find the sum of the absolute differences
and then divide it by n.
EXAMPLE 2:
X X-
Find the average
deviation of the
scores of 5 students
in a 100-item test in
Math 7. The scores
are as follows: 98,
=
95, 80, 73, and 64.
 ACTIVITY 2:

Compute for the average deviation of the

following data:

The data shows the number of absences of

grade 7 students in a particular school from
June to December: 32, 28, 40, 81, 70, 49.
 ACTIVITY 2:

Compute for the average deviation of the

following data:

The data shows the number of absences of

grade 7 students in a particular school from
June to December: 32, 28, 40, 81, 70, 49.
RANGE
UNGROUPED DATA
The range is the simplest measure of variability. It is the difference
between the highest score and the lowest score.

𝑹 = 𝑯𝑺 − 𝑳𝑺 where: R- Range ; HS-

Highest Score; LS-Lowest
Score
 EXAMPLE 1

Find the range of the scores of the top 10 students of 7-

Titanium in their National Achievement Test. The scores
are the following:

98, 92, 95, 88, 90, 86, 91, 89, 95, and 87.
 EXAMPLE 1

Find the range of the scores of the top 10 students of 7-

Titanium in their National Achievement Test. The scores
are the following:

98, 92, 95, 88, 90, 86, 91, 89, 95, and 87.
 EXAMPLE 2:

Two groups of students were given the same test.

Calculate the range of the following data sets.

Group A: 12, 7, 9, 10, and 11

Group B: 2, 18, 20, 8, and 5

 ACTIVITY 1:

Find the range.

8, 10, 7, 12, 27, 30, 18

REMEMBER
QUIZ
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