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3 Part 2 Topic/Objective: Name:

Displaying Quantitative Data with Numbers Class:
Date:
Questions: When the data is NORMAL:

We already learned that the mean is the __________________________, but how

do we measure spread?
Earlier in this section, we found that when we use the median as a measure of
center then we use _________ to analyze spread.

When we use mean as a measure of center, then we use ____________________

___________________________ as the measure of spread.
 Def: ________________________________________________________
which clearly seen in its symbolic formula.

1 n Xi  X
sx   ( X i  X )2 where
n  1 i 1 n 
Properties of Standard Deviation:
 Always _______________________
 Always tied to __________________
 Always has the _____________________________________
 Smaller values mean _________________________________
 Larger values mean __________________________________
 s x ________________________________________________
 sx2 _________________________________________________

Find the standard deviations for the sample values:

Before you start, which do think will have the greater standard deviation?

3,5,8,12

6,6,8,8

You will use standard deviation in every test you take this year.
Questions: How to Organize a Statistical Problem: A Four-Step Process
• State: What’s the question that you’re trying to answer?
• Plan: How will you go about answering the question? What statistical
techniques does this problem call for?
• Do: Make graphs and carry out needed calculations.
• Conclude: Give your conclusion in the setting of the real-world problem.

State:

Plan:

Do:

Conclude:

Summary: