COMM 87 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Standard Deviation

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Standa(cid:409)d de(cid:461)iation (cid:614)sd o(cid:409) s, (cid:615): ho(cid:462) mu(cid:272)h the s(cid:272)o(cid:409)es in a dist(cid:409)i(cid:271)ution de(cid:461)iate (cid:310)(cid:409)om the mean on a(cid:461)e(cid:409)a(cid:311)e (cid:614)needs at least inte(cid:409)(cid:461)al le(cid:461)el o(cid:310) measu(cid:409)ement(cid:615) Small sd = small s(cid:272)o(cid:409)e sp(cid:409)ead a(cid:409)ound the mean (cid:614)homo(cid:311)enous/leptoku(cid:409)ti(cid:272)(cid:615) La(cid:409)(cid:311)e sd = la(cid:409)(cid:311)e s(cid:272)o(cid:409)e sp(cid:409)ead (cid:310)(cid:409)om the mean (cid:614)hete(cid:409)o(cid:311)eneous/plat(cid:468)ku(cid:409)ti(cid:272)(cid:615) Va(cid:409)ian(cid:272)e : (cid:614)sd (cid:529) o(cid:409) s (cid:529) , (cid:529) (cid:615): the s(cid:408)ua(cid:409)e o(cid:310) the standa(cid:409)d de(cid:461)iation. Both sd and (cid:461)a(cid:409)ian(cid:272)e a(cid:409)e (cid:271)ased on sum o(cid:310) s(cid:408)ua(cid:409)es (cid:614)ss(cid:615) Sum o(cid:310) s(cid:408)ua(cid:409)es (cid:614)ss(cid:615): sum o(cid:310) the s(cid:408)ua(cid:409)ed de(cid:461)iations (cid:310)(cid:409)om the mean. But sd & (cid:461)a(cid:409)ian(cid:272)e need a(cid:461)e(cid:409)a(cid:311)e o(cid:310) the ss (cid:614)di(cid:461)ide (cid:271)(cid:468) num(cid:271)e(cid:409) o(cid:310) te(cid:409)ms(cid:615) Di(cid:310)(cid:310)e(cid:409)ent measu(cid:409)es o(cid:310) (cid:461)a(cid:409)ia(cid:271)ilit(cid:468) a(cid:409)e use(cid:310)ul (cid:310)o(cid:409) di(cid:310)(cid:310)e(cid:409)ent statisti(cid:272)s. Statisti(cid:272) : measu(cid:409)ed (cid:272)ha(cid:409)a(cid:272)te(cid:409)isti(cid:272) o(cid:310) a sample (cid:614) (cid:467) , sd(cid:615) Pa(cid:409)amete(cid:409) : measu(cid:409)ed (cid:272)ha(cid:409)a(cid:272)te(cid:409)isti(cid:272) o(cid:310) a population (cid:614) , (cid:615)

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