dispersion Flashcards
1
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are also known as measures of speed
A
variation or spread within a data set. This includes the
range and the standard deviation.
2
Q
range
A
difference between the highest and the lowest scores its highly effected by anomalies
3
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standard deviation
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calculates two spread-out scores are from
greater accuracy
less affected by anomalies
if SD is greater than 1 then the data is to spread less significant
4
Q
SD
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a calculation of the average difference between each score in a data set and the mean bigger values indicate greater variation
4
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distribution curve
A
1-bell shaped curve
2-mean mode and medium Are equal at the centre
3-syumrtical around the mean equal numbers of scores below and above the mean