Biology ISA Flashcards
1
Q
What does standard deviation tell us?
A
How the data is spread around the mean.
2
Q
What does it mean to have a low standard deviation?
A
Most of the data is situated close to the mean and so the data is more reliable than data with a high standard deviation.
3
Q
What does the standard error tell us?
A
Measures the accuracy with which a sample represents a population. It quantifies how precisely you know the true mean of the population.
