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What does variance measure in the context of marketing analytics?
What does variance measure in the context of marketing analytics?
- The difference between the highest and lowest values in the dataset
- The frequency of occurrence of different data points
- The spread of data points from the mean of the dataset (correct)
- The total sum of the dataset
Why is variance considered an important part of risk analysis in marketing?
Why is variance considered an important part of risk analysis in marketing?
- Low variance leads to inaccurate outcome prediction and higher risk
- High variance makes outcome prediction inaccurate and actions riskier (correct)
- Variance has no impact on risk analysis in marketing
- Variance only affects data reliability, not risk analysis
How does variance help marketing analysts in making decisions about target audience?
How does variance help marketing analysts in making decisions about target audience?
- It indicates the frequency of customer purchases
- It helps in judging if a targeted campaign successfully reached its audience (correct)
- It has no relevance to making decisions about target audience
- It determines the total market size for a product or service
What is the range of a dataset used to calculate in terms of dispersion?
What is the range of a dataset used to calculate in terms of dispersion?
What does the range of a dataset reflect?
What does the range of a dataset reflect?
How does a small range affect the indication of future values by the mean?
How does a small range affect the indication of future values by the mean?
What does standard deviation provide a specific range of?
What does standard deviation provide a specific range of?
What does the formula for standard deviation in Excel and Google Sheets calculate?
What does the formula for standard deviation in Excel and Google Sheets calculate?
What does three standard deviations capture in a typical dataset?
What does three standard deviations capture in a typical dataset?
What do Z-scores indicate about a value in terms of standard deviations?
What do Z-scores indicate about a value in terms of standard deviations?
What does a z-score of -2.6 for an age of 37 indicate?
What does a z-score of -2.6 for an age of 37 indicate?
What can a z-score table be used for?
What can a z-score table be used for?
What does a z-score of -2.6 for age 37 indicate about its position within the dataset?
What does a z-score of -2.6 for age 37 indicate about its position within the dataset?
What does variance measure in the context of marketing analytics?
What does variance measure in the context of marketing analytics?
Why is variance considered an important part of risk analysis in marketing?
Why is variance considered an important part of risk analysis in marketing?
What is the primary purpose of using measures of dispersion in marketing analytics?
What is the primary purpose of using measures of dispersion in marketing analytics?
How does variance help marketing analysts make decisions about target audience?
How does variance help marketing analysts make decisions about target audience?
What does standard deviation provide a specific range of?
What does standard deviation provide a specific range of?
What does a z-score of -2.6 for an age of 37 indicate?
What does a z-score of -2.6 for an age of 37 indicate?
What does a z-score table show?
What does a z-score table show?
What does three standard deviations capture in a typical dataset?
What does three standard deviations capture in a typical dataset?
How does a small range affect the indication of future values by the mean?
How does a small range affect the indication of future values by the mean?
What can standard deviation be used to determine based on a normal distribution curve?
What can standard deviation be used to determine based on a normal distribution curve?
What do z-scores indicate about a value in terms of standard deviations?
What do z-scores indicate about a value in terms of standard deviations?
What does variance measure in the context of marketing analytics?
What does variance measure in the context of marketing analytics?
Why is standard deviation considered a more precise measure of dispersion compared to range?
Why is standard deviation considered a more precise measure of dispersion compared to range?
Flashcards
Range
Range
The difference between the maximum and minimum values in a dataset.
Small Range
Small Range
Indicates data points are clustered tightly around the mean.
Large Range
Large Range
Data points are spread out from the mean.
Standard Deviation
Standard Deviation
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Excel/Sheets Standard Deviation Formula
Excel/Sheets Standard Deviation Formula
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Standard Deviation and Normal Distribution
Standard Deviation and Normal Distribution
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Statistical Outlier
Statistical Outlier
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Z-score
Z-score
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Z-score Interpretation
Z-score Interpretation
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Z-Table
Z-Table
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Atypical Data Point
Atypical Data Point
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Study Notes
Understanding Variance, Standard Deviation, and Z-Scores
- Range is calculated by subtracting the minimum value from the maximum value in a dataset and reflects the degree of variance and spread from the mean.
- A small range indicates less deviation from the mean, making the mean a good indication of future values, while a large range suggests a greater chance that future values will not be close to the mean.
- Standard deviation is a more precise measure of dispersion compared to range, providing a specific range of values that captures a specific percentage of the dataset.
- Standard deviation breaks the dataset into standardized blocks based on percent difference from the mean and can be used to determine the percentage of values within certain ranges from the mean.
- The formula for standard deviation in Excel and Google Sheets is =STDEV(A1:A2), providing the standard deviation for values in the range of cells.
- Standard deviation can be used to determine variance based on a normal distribution curve, estimating that about 95% of the data should fall within the range of two standard deviations from the mean.
- Three standard deviations are likely to capture 99% of the typical data, suggesting that any values outside this range would represent statistical outliers.
- Z-scores indicate how far a value is from the mean in terms of standard deviations and provide a way to compare a specific value to the observed distribution of values within a dataset.
- The z-score of a value tells how many standard deviations away from the mean that value lies, providing a precise indication of its position within the dataset.
- A z-score of -2.6 for an age of 37 indicates that the age lies 2.6 standard deviations below the mean, making it atypical for the population.
- A z-score table can be used to find the percentage of values associated with a specific z-score, showing how atypical a value is within the dataset.
- For example, a z-score of -2.6 for age 37 indicates that the age is further from the mean than 99.53% of the typical customer population, making it a statistical outlier.
Understanding Variance, Standard Deviation, and Z-Scores
- Range is calculated by subtracting the minimum value from the maximum value in a dataset and reflects the degree of variance and spread from the mean.
- A small range indicates less deviation from the mean, making the mean a good indication of future values, while a large range suggests a greater chance that future values will not be close to the mean.
- Standard deviation is a more precise measure of dispersion compared to range, providing a specific range of values that captures a specific percentage of the dataset.
- Standard deviation breaks the dataset into standardized blocks based on percent difference from the mean and can be used to determine the percentage of values within certain ranges from the mean.
- The formula for standard deviation in Excel and Google Sheets is =STDEV(A1:A2), providing the standard deviation for values in the range of cells.
- Standard deviation can be used to determine variance based on a normal distribution curve, estimating that about 95% of the data should fall within the range of two standard deviations from the mean.
- Three standard deviations are likely to capture 99% of the typical data, suggesting that any values outside this range would represent statistical outliers.
- Z-scores indicate how far a value is from the mean in terms of standard deviations and provide a way to compare a specific value to the observed distribution of values within a dataset.
- The z-score of a value tells how many standard deviations away from the mean that value lies, providing a precise indication of its position within the dataset.
- A z-score of -2.6 for an age of 37 indicates that the age lies 2.6 standard deviations below the mean, making it atypical for the population.
- A z-score table can be used to find the percentage of values associated with a specific z-score, showing how atypical a value is within the dataset.
- For example, a z-score of -2.6 for age 37 indicates that the age is further from the mean than 99.53% of the typical customer population, making it a statistical outlier.
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