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What does variability primarily measure?
What does variability primarily measure?
- The spread between scores (correct)
- The average score in a data set
- The deviation from the median
- The total number of scores
Which measure ignores individual data points while providing a summary?
Which measure ignores individual data points while providing a summary?
- Standard deviation
- Range (correct)
- Mean
- Variance
What is the formula for variance?
What is the formula for variance?
- Variance = SS/N
- Variance = SS/N-1 (correct)
- Variance = (Highest - Lowest)/Number of values
- Variance = Sum of deviations squared
How is deviation defined in relation to the mean?
How is deviation defined in relation to the mean?
What does variance specifically measure?
What does variance specifically measure?
What is the result of calculating the sum of squared deviations?
What is the result of calculating the sum of squared deviations?
Which of the following is NOT a way to measure variability?
Which of the following is NOT a way to measure variability?
Which measure is considered the reverse of variance?
Which measure is considered the reverse of variance?
Calculate the deviation.
Calculate the deviation.
Calculate the variance.
Calculate the variance.
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Variability
Variability
A measure of the spread of scores in a dataset.
Range
Range
The difference between the highest and lowest scores in a dataset.
Deviation
Deviation
The distance of each score from the mean.
Variance
Variance
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Standard Deviation
Standard Deviation
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Sum of Squares (SS)
Sum of Squares (SS)
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Variance Formula
Variance Formula
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Sum of Deviations
Sum of Deviations
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Study Notes
Variability Summary
- Variability measures the spread of scores.
Ways of Measuring Variability
Range
- Ignores most data points, only considering the highest and lowest values.
- Formula: Range = Highest Score - Lowest Score
Deviation
- Measures the distance of a score from the mean.
- Deviation is the opposite of variance.
- Formula: Deviation = (X - )
- Variability = Σ(score - mean)²
- Uses the mean value for calculation.
Variance
- Averages the squared deviations.
- Provides a more comprehensive measure of variability.
- Formula: Variance = S² = SS/(N-1)
- SS is the Sum of Squares.
- N is the number of observations.
- Standard deviation is the square root of variance.
Sample Variance Calculation
- For a sample: s² = SS/(N-1)
- ΣΧ² - (ΣΧ)²/N
- Dividing by (N-1) instead of N gives a better estimate of the population variance.
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