Standard Deviation & Variance (Edexcel A-Level Mathematics): Quizzes
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What does standard deviation measure?
What does standard deviation measure?
Average deviation of data from the mean
What does variance measure?
What does variance measure?
Squared spread of data
What is the relationship between standard deviation and variance ?
What is the relationship between standard deviation and variance ?
Which formula correctly represents variance?
Which formula correctly represents variance?
Which alternative formula can be used to calculate variance?
Which alternative formula can be used to calculate variance?
What is in the variance formula?
What is in the variance formula?
The mean of all squared data
What is in the variance formula?
What is in the variance formula?
The mean of all data then squared
Why are deviations squared in standard deviation calculations?
Why are deviations squared in standard deviation calculations?
To make the deviations positive
Which measure of spread uses all data points?
Which measure of spread uses all data points?
Standard deviation
Which measure of spread is easiest to calculate but includes outliers?
Which measure of spread is easiest to calculate but includes outliers?
Range
Which measure of spread ignores outliers?
Which measure of spread ignores outliers?
Interquartile range
When is range not an appropriate measure?
When is range not an appropriate measure?
When the highest value is unknown
