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What are the changes that a sample size can change to standard deviation?
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∙ 12y ago
Consider that
x
d= x- Arithmetic mean
d2
1
1-1.5 = -0.5
0.25
2
2-1.5 = 0.5
0.25
=0.5
Arithmetic mean = (1+2)/2 =1.5
Standard deviation=
ie .5= 0.70
now Consider
x
d= x- Arithmetic mean
d2
1
1-2=-1
1
2
2-2=0
0
3
3-2=1
1
Arithmetic mean= (1+2+3)/3 = 2 =2
Standard deviation= = (2/2) = 1
So the Standard deviation can increase
now Consider
x
d= x- Arithmetic mean
d2
1
1-1.25=-0.25
0.0625
2
2-1.25=0.75
0.5625
1
1-1.25=-0.25
0.0625
1
1-1.25=-0.25
0.0625
Arithmetic mean= (1+2+1+1)/4= 1.25 = .75
Standard deviation= = (0.75/4) = 0.4330
So the Standard deviation can decrease
Standard deviation can either decrese or increase or remains the same
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How do you calculate sample standard deviation?
Here's how you do it in Excel: use the function =STDEV(<range with data>). That function calculates standard deviation for a sample.
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