Standard Deviation and Data Comparison
Students will use measures of spread to compare different datasets and evaluate consistency.
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Students will use measures of spread to compare different datasets and evaluate consistency.
Key Questions
- What does a high standard deviation tell us about the reliability of a mean value?
- How can two datasets have the same mean but represent completely different real world situations?
- In what scenarios would the interquartile range be a better measure of spread than the standard deviation?
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