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What is the difference from having a standard deviation that is a sample and population and how do you tell which one is suited for the question.?
A standard deviation for a sample makes a judgment on the whole data set whereas the population standard deviation uses the shole data set.
If the questions says for example, a sample of 50 peoples height was taken... you would use the sample method but if you were asked : "Everyone in the class had their height measured" you could use the population method
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Difference Standard Deviation of a portfolio?
difference standard deviation of portfolio
What is the statistic that is used to estimate a population standard deviation?
the sample standard deviation
The standard deviation of the distribution of means is also known as the population standard deviation?
Yes.
How do i find sample standard deviation from population standard deviation?
If the population standard deviation is sigma, then the estimate for the sample standard error for a sample of size n, is s = sigma*sqrt[n/(n-1)]
The population standard deviation is 100?
It can be.
What does the sample standard deviation best estimate?
The standard deviation of the population. the standard deviation of the population.
Difference Standard Deviation of a portfolio?
difference standard deviation of portfolio
Can a standard deviation of a sample be equal to a standard deviation of a population?
Yes
Is population standard deviation the same thing as absolute standard deviation?
No.
What is the standard deviation of 157 160 161 172 165 149?
The standard deviation if the data is a sample from a population is 7.7115; if it is the population the standard deviation is 7.0396.
How do you write standard deviation in words?
Exactly as in the question: standard deviation!
What is the statistic that is used to estimate a population standard deviation?
the sample standard deviation
What is the standard deviation of height in the US population?
The standard deviation of height in the US population is approximately 3 inches.
The standard deviation of the distribution of means is also known as the population standard deviation?
Yes.
How is standard deviation different from mean absolute decation?
If I have understood the question correctly, despite your challenging spelling, the standard deviation is the square root of the average of the squared deviations while the mean absolute deviation is the average of the deviation. One consequence of this difference is that a large deviation affects the standard deviation more than it affects the mean absolute deviation.
Why we calculate standard deviation and quartile deviation?
we calculate standard deviation to find the avg of the difference of all values from mean.,
How do i find sample standard deviation from population standard deviation?
If the population standard deviation is sigma, then the estimate for the sample standard error for a sample of size n, is s = sigma*sqrt[n/(n-1)]
