Standard Deviation & Variance (AQA A-Level Mathematics): Quizzes
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What does standard deviation measure?
What does standard deviation measure?
Average deviation from the mean
What is variance represented by?
What is variance represented by?
(mean square deviation)
How is standard deviation related to variance?
How is standard deviation related to variance?
Standard deviation is square root of variance
Which formula correctly represents variance?
Which formula correctly represents variance?
In the alternative formula, what does represent?
In the alternative formula, what does represent?
Mean of all squared data
Why are deviations squared in the calculation?
Why are deviations squared in the calculation?
To make deviations positive
Which measure of spread uses all data points?
Which measure of spread uses all data points?
Standard deviation ()
Which measure of spread ignores outliers?
Which measure of spread ignores outliers?
Interquartile range (IQR)
Which measure is easiest to calculate?
Which measure is easiest to calculate?
Range
