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Standard Deviation tells you how spread out the set of scores are with respects to the mean. It measures the variability of the data. A small standard deviation implies that the data is close to the mean/average (+ or - a small range); the larger the standard deviation the more dispersed the data is from the mean.

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What is the range and standard deviation when the variance for a set of scores is 25?

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If each score in a set of scores were increased by 6 points how would this affect the mean and the standard deviation?

This would increase the mean by 6 points but would not change the standard deviation.


What is the standard deviation for Woodcock-Johnson III Tests of achievement?

The standard deviation for the Woodcock-Johnson III Tests of Achievement is typically set at 15. This is consistent with many standardized tests, which use a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 15 to represent scores on a normal distribution. This allows for the interpretation of individual test scores in relation to the broader population.


What is the standard deviation of these four scores 2 4 3 7?

Standard deviation is the square root of the mean. The mean for this set is (2 + 4 + 3 + 7)/4 = 16/4 = 4; the square root of this is 2.


What percentage of the population have IQ of 85 or less?

Approximately 16% of the population has an IQ of 85 or less. This figure is derived from the normal distribution of IQ scores, where the average IQ is set at 100, with a standard deviation of 15. Therefore, scores below 85 fall within one standard deviation below the mean.


What are the units of measurement of standard deviation?

Standard deviation has the same unit as the data set unit.


What is the standard deviation of the data set given below?

A single number, such as 478912, always has a standard deviation of 0.


Does the size of the standard deviation of a data set depend on where the center is?

Yes it does. The center, which is the mean, affects the standard deviation in a potisive way. The higher the mean is, the bigger the standard deviation.


What does one standard deviation mean?

Standard deviation is a measure of variation from the mean of a data set. 1 standard deviation from the mean (which is usually + and - from mean) contains 68% of the data.


What is deviation in statistics?

Deviation, actually called "standard deviation" is, in a set of numbers, the average distance a number in that set is away from the mean, or average, number.


If the standard deviation of the final was 12 points and if each value in the data set where multiplied by 1.75 what would be the standard deviation of the resulting data?

If each value in a data set is multiplied by a constant, the standard deviation of the resulting data set is also multiplied by that constant. In this case, since the original standard deviation is 12 points and each value is multiplied by 1.75, the new standard deviation would be 12 * 1.75 = 21 points.


If a set of data has 100 points and a variance 4 then what is the standard deviation?

Standard deviation is the square root of the variance. Since you stated the variance is 4, the standard deviation is 2.