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Mathematics
10th -
12thgrade
1.5 Assignment 15 - Understanding Standard Deviation
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- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.
All of the below sets have the same mean.
Set 1 - Standard Deviation = 3.1
Set 2 - Standard Deviation = 4.9
Set 3 - Standard Deviation = 1.7
Set 4 - Standard Deviation = 3.2
Which set of data probably has the points closest to the mean?
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.What does this symbol represent?Standard DeviationVarianceMean Absolute DeviationSigma
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Which dotplot has the smallest standard deviation?
Dotplot A
Dotplot B
Dotplot C
Dotplot D
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.
Which box plot has the smallest standard deviation?
Timbuktu
Havana
Sydney
Santiago
Reykjavik
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What does a standard deviation of 0 mean?
There is no spread of data
The spread of data is close to the mean
The data is more spread out from the mean
There is no mean
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.
You will be matching each graph with the standard deviation measure that best fits it.Which standard deviation value best matches Graph A?
SD #1
SD #2
SD #3
SD #4
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You will be matching each graph with the standard deviation measure that best fits it.Which standard deviation value best matches Graph C?
SD #1
SD #2
SD #3
SD #4
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You will be matching each graph with the standard deviation measure that best fits it.Which standard deviation value best matches Graph B?
SD #1
SD #2
SD #3
SD #4
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Order the graphs from smallest standard deviation to largest. (Remember standard deviation is spread about the mean)
A, B, C
B, A, C
A, C, B
B, C, A
C, A, B
- PollPlease save your changes before editing any questions.
Rank your understanding of standard deviation right now.
1 - I'm completely lost
2 - I get a little bit of it
3 - I get most of it
4 - I'm good to go