CIE A Level Maths: Probability & Statistics 1復習筆記1.1.3 Standard Deviation & Variance
Standard Deviation & Variance
The?variance?is another measure for the spread of the data, it measures the variability from the mean of the data.
What is the variance and the standard deviation?
- The variance is a statistic that tells us how?varied?a set of data is
- Data that is more spread out will have a greater variance
- Data that is consistent and close together will have a smaller variance
- The?standard deviation?is the square root of the variance
- The symbol for the population standard deviation is the lowercase Greek letter sigma,?σ??and for variance is sigma squared,?σ2
- Standard deviation and variance are used interchangeably within this course so make sure you look out for which one a question shows or asks for
How are the variance and standard deviation calculated?
How are the variance and standard deviation calculated from a frequency table?
- The method for finding the variance from a frequency table is similar to that of the mean
Worked Example
(i)Calculate an estimate of the variance of the time taken to complete a question, include units with your answer.
(ii)Write down an estimate of the standard deviation of the time taken to complete a question, include units with your answer.
Exam Tip
- Look out for whether a question gives or asks for the standard deviation or variance, especially if the question is using sigma notation.
- Choose which formula to use wisely, most of the time the summary statistics will be given so only one of the formulae will be possible. On the rare occasion that you are asked to calculate directly from a table think carefully about which version of the formula is quickest and easiest to use. It will almost always be the second version given in this revision note.
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