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Exam 5: Measures of Variability: Range, variance, and Standard Deviation

For the following data set,calculate the estimated population standard deviation. 1.72,4.01,2.55,0.67,1.93,2.05,2.69,3.13,1.22,3.84

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A program evaluator for a large school district wants to study intelligence in the elementary schools.She randomly selects one classroom at each grade level in each elementary school and administers an intelligence test to the children in those classrooms.If the program evaluator wants to predict how well the students will fare in a citywide Academic Bowl tournament,she should

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A program evaluator for a large school district randomly selects one classroom at each grade level in each elementary school and administers an intelligence test to the children in those classrooms.She knows from previous research that performance is strongly related to a student's intelligence.If the program evaluator wants to predict how well a new student will fare in this school district,she should

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and are considered biased estimates for the population standard deviation and variance because

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Multiplying each of the scores in a distribution by a constant

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The standard deviation, ,is a measure of how far scores deviate from

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The variance can never be

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A group of 10 students participated in a study of nutritional awareness.What is the sample variance of their scores? 20,19,22,20,15,18,15,21,19,20

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For the following data set,calculate the estimated population variance. 1.72,4.01,2.55,0.67,1.93,2.05,2.69,3.13,1.22,3.84

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The standard deviation is always

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In a positively skewed distribution,the estimated population variance will be _ than the estimated population standard deviation .In a negatively skewed distribution the estimated population variance will be _ than the estimated population standard deviation .

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A cognitive psychologist found that the mean recall of information increased as a function of the extent to which the participants elaborated on the material (none,minimal,extensive).Also,the standard deviation for each condition was small.What does this suggest about the relationship between the amount of elaboration and recall?

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Measures of variability are used to

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Of the three kinds of variances,which use(s)N  1 in the final division?

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Sample standard deviation is defined as the square root of the

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Suppose we compute and find that it is equal to 5.5.How do we interpret this number?

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A doctor wants to know how well elderly patients remember to take their medicine.The doctor measures the percentage of times during the week that patients remembered to take their medicine.For a sample of 10 patients,the mean percentage was 75,with a variance of 15.If the doctor could test his/her entire patient population,what would he/she expect the population variance to be?

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What is the range of the following data? 15,9,17,12,15,19,18,15,16,10,13

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The average of the deviations, ,can never actually be computed.Why?

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For the following data set,calculate the estimated population standard deviation. 1.72,4.01,2.55,0.67,1.93,2.05,2.69,3.13,1.22,3.84

and are considered biased estimates for the population standard deviation and variance because

Multiplying each of the scores in a distribution by a constant

The standard deviation, ,is a measure of how far scores deviate from

The variance can never be

If you see the notation you should

A group of 10 students participated in a study of nutritional awareness.What is the sample variance of their scores? 20,19,22,20,15,18,15,21,19,20

For the following data set,calculate the estimated population variance. 1.72,4.01,2.55,0.67,1.93,2.05,2.69,3.13,1.22,3.84

The standard deviation is always

In a positively skewed distribution,the estimated population variance will be _ than the estimated population standard deviation .In a negatively skewed distribution the estimated population variance will be _ than the estimated population standard deviation .

Measures of variability are used to

Of the three kinds of variances,which use(s)N  1 in the final division?

Sample standard deviation is defined as the square root of the

Suppose we compute and find that it is equal to 5.5.How do we interpret this number?

What is the range of the following data? 15,9,17,12,15,19,18,15,16,10,13

The average of the deviations, ,can never actually be computed.Why?

Introduction to Statistics

Statistics and the Research Process

Frequency Distributions and Percentiles

Measures of Central Tendency;the Mean, median, and Mode

Z-Scores and the Normal Curve

The Correlation Coefficient

Linear Regression

Using Probability to Make Decisions About Data

Introduction to Hypothesis Testing

Performing the One-Sample T-Test and Testing Correlation Coefficients

The Two-Sample T-Test

The One-Way Analysis of Variance

The Two-Way Analysis of Variance

Chi Square and Other Nonparametric Procedures

Filters

Exam 5: Measures of Variability: Range, variance, and Standard Deviation

For the following data set,calculate the estimated population standard deviation. 1.72,4.01,2.55,0.67,1.93,2.05,2.69,3.13,1.22,3.84

and are considered biased estimates for the population standard deviation and variance because

Multiplying each of the scores in a distribution by a constant

The standard deviation, ,is a measure of how far scores deviate from

The variance can never be

If you see the notation you should

A group of 10 students participated in a study of nutritional awareness.What is the sample variance of their scores? 20,19,22,20,15,18,15,21,19,20

For the following data set,calculate the estimated population variance. 1.72,4.01,2.55,0.67,1.93,2.05,2.69,3.13,1.22,3.84

The standard deviation is always

In a positively skewed distribution,the estimated population variance will be _____ than the estimated population standard deviation .In a negatively skewed distribution the estimated population variance will be _____ than the estimated population standard deviation .

Measures of variability are used to

Of the three kinds of variances,which use(s)N  1 in the final division?

Sample standard deviation is defined as the square root of the

Suppose we compute and find that it is equal to 5.5.How do we interpret this number?

What is the range of the following data? 15,9,17,12,15,19,18,15,16,10,13

The average of the deviations, ,can never actually be computed.Why?

Introduction to Statistics

Statistics and the Research Process

Frequency Distributions and Percentiles

Measures of Central Tendency;the Mean, median, and Mode

Z-Scores and the Normal Curve

The Correlation Coefficient

Linear Regression

Using Probability to Make Decisions About Data

Introduction to Hypothesis Testing

Performing the One-Sample T-Test and Testing Correlation Coefficients

The Two-Sample T-Test

The One-Way Analysis of Variance

The Two-Way Analysis of Variance

Chi Square and Other Nonparametric Procedures

Filters

In a positively skewed distribution,the estimated population variance will be _ than the estimated population standard deviation .In a negatively skewed distribution the estimated population variance will be _ than the estimated population standard deviation .