It depends on the data. The standard deviation takes account of each value, therefore it is necessary to know the values to find the sd.
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The standard deviation is a measure of how spread out the numbers are. Three points is needed to calculate a statistically valid meaningful standard deviation.
Yes, depending on the data being studied. Standard deviation can be thought of as the magnitude of the average distance between the data points and their mean.
Yes, a standard deviation of 4.34 can be correct. Standard deviation is a measure of dispersion or variability in a data set. It represents the average amount by which individual data points deviate from the mean. Therefore, a standard deviation of 4.34 simply indicates that there is some variability in the data, with data points on average deviating by 4.34 units from the mean.
A standard deviation of zero means that all the data points are the same value.
Standard deviation can only be zero if all the data points in your set are equal. If all data points are equal, there is no deviation. For example, if all the participants in a survey coincidentally were all 30 years old, then the value of age would be 30 with no deviation. Thus, there would also be no standard deviation.A data set of one point (small sample) will always have a standard deviation of zero, because the one value doesn't deviate from itself at all.!