Standard Deviation

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  • Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
  • In this video Paul Andersen explains the importance of standard deviation. He starts with a discussion of normal distribution and how the standard deviation measures the average distance from the mean, or the "spread" of data. He then shows you how to calculate standard deviation by hand using the formula. He finally shows you how to calculate the standard deviation using a spreadsheet.
    The calculated standard deviation is 2.7.
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  • @armsdragon05
    @armsdragon05 8 років тому +1717

    "It's not scary at all, it just means you have to do a lot of work."
    That's the scary part

  • @calculatorcake6209
    @calculatorcake6209 9 років тому +1767

    sometimes at night i cry myself to sleep

    • @ayylmao2710
      @ayylmao2710 8 років тому +42

      +calculator cake i try to drink paint to easy the pain i have with maths

    • @calculatorcake6209
      @calculatorcake6209 8 років тому +55

      often times i will try to also drink away the pain....with bleach

    • @tsubameakiyama231
      @tsubameakiyama231 6 років тому +25

      Sometimes it's not enough and u just have to take bleach into the exam in a water bottle but make sure it's clear bleach so they think it's water 👌

    • @josephkuforiji9407
      @josephkuforiji9407 6 років тому +3

      Same

    • @carson4356
      @carson4356 6 років тому +31

      #the AP bio experience.

  • @zipzap6434
    @zipzap6434 2 роки тому +71

    pov: you're a sophomore who blindly chose AP Biology as your class and you are now deeply regretting your decision

    • @PenguinInVagas
      @PenguinInVagas 11 місяців тому +11

      POV you’re a junior in the same boat 😢 how’s your junior year going

    • @dolly2644
      @dolly2644 Місяць тому +4

      POV freshman 🤚

    • @misterdonnatavious2047
      @misterdonnatavious2047 22 дні тому

      @@dolly2644honors bio😢

  • @MorticiaObscurum
    @MorticiaObscurum 8 років тому +522

    I like how most statistics video always say "don't be scared".
    It's kinda soothing, in a way.

    • @edsknife
      @edsknife 5 років тому +8

      Yeah just like how yelling "RELAX" in someone's face gets them to relax

    • @jean-michelgonet9483
      @jean-michelgonet9483 4 роки тому +7

      Like the doctors, when they say "It won't hurt a bit"

    • @josephjaison321
      @josephjaison321 2 роки тому +1

      its because in math's statistics is easy. but for us its hard..

    • @der1658
      @der1658 Рік тому

      It's like a biblical angel trying to approach you without spooking you

  • @aaronmata1649
    @aaronmata1649 5 років тому +17

    Who here from AP bio

  • @tfkalldaway
    @tfkalldaway 10 років тому +200

    Seriously? Why couldn't my chem teacher just explain it to me like this. THANK YOU!

    • @Namiqueue
      @Namiqueue 10 років тому +4

      Exactly! The teachers are dumb! ))))

    • @zakiahmed6655
      @zakiahmed6655 4 роки тому +2

      oh well this is for my bio

  • @teachmeee
    @teachmeee 10 років тому +76

    Dude you could seriously teach ALLLLL OF MY MATH CLASSES!!! It took you 7 minutes to teach something that took 9 weeks to learn.

  • @blackwolf4417
    @blackwolf4417 9 років тому +106

    Thank you Mr.Anderson for presenting this nice informations

    • @Bozemanscience1
      @Bozemanscience1  9 років тому +19

      Chalak Mariwany You are very welcome. I'm especially happy to hear that this video is helpful because standard deviation is a very important topic.

    • @tieler151
      @tieler151 8 років тому +2

      +Bozeman Science can you do a stand deviation video to explain this formula for standard deviation that we are learning in school o=(x1-u)2 +(x2-u)2+...+(xn-u)2/N?

    • @blackwolf4417
      @blackwolf4417 8 років тому

      it was very benificial to me..thank you.

  • @crouchingpantherhiddendrag586
    @crouchingpantherhiddendrag586 9 років тому +159

    Mr. Andersen, you saved my life in 15 minutes with this tutorial! If I were going to have more children I would not hesitate to name them after you. I looked at this twice, and was able to solve the second problem and get it right! I looked countless other videos and all I got was crickets. The way you explained it will be easier to understand when testing time comes around. I have always had a fear of math, but I have never felt more confident since finding your lectures. I am 46, and I have 5 classes left before I graduate with a degree in Health Information Technology next spring. Whoever said you can't teach an old dog new tricks was severely incorrect. Once again, I thank you and bow in your direction!

    • @kazikoy
      @kazikoy 4 роки тому +26

      damn bruh

    • @SkylabBeats
      @SkylabBeats 2 роки тому +8

      Officer, the simp is right here

    • @Insomnia_Animations
      @Insomnia_Animations 3 місяці тому

      @@SkylabBeats they were just being polite why is this considered simping

  • @LeterniteBelle
    @LeterniteBelle 10 років тому +66

    you saved my college career

  • @deeptiramdoyal8729
    @deeptiramdoyal8729 3 роки тому +2

    no because hes hot and good at math lmao

  • @dubstepgirl28
    @dubstepgirl28 9 років тому +43

    "Don't be scared of the Summation Sign, it just means you have a lot of work."
    But I'm scared of work....

  • @Kaitlyn-d8n
    @Kaitlyn-d8n Місяць тому +2

    Why’d I get 0.67

  • @sammiepaws3175
    @sammiepaws3175 5 років тому +15

    Hey! I've been watching your videos for all of my chemistry and math courses for the past 4 years and I just want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for making these videos! Knowledge is power and you are giving that to everyone who seeks out help through youtube. You are wonderful. Thank you so much!

  • @MsPerva
    @MsPerva 7 років тому +26

    Thanks but why did you use "n-1" instead of "N"? 🌹

    • @sayantiacharyya2108
      @sayantiacharyya2108 4 роки тому +5

      When sample size is less than 30, the formula with n-1 is used.. If the sample size is more than 30,only n is used.

    • @forgedwithsteel
      @forgedwithsteel 4 роки тому +3

      @@sayantiacharyya2108 why though?

    • @oscarmantecon5354
      @oscarmantecon5354 4 роки тому +1

      @@forgedwithsteel My professor said if there's 30 chairs but you're sitting in a chair, then at that moment there's only 29 other chairs you can go sit at. So degrees of freedom is (n-1), hence how many chairs are free. If more than 30 chairs, n-1 would skew the data and make it inaccurate, hence for bigger populations, n-1 isn't used. Hope this helps :D.

  • @seeinbubbles
    @seeinbubbles 12 років тому +15

    I am taking a statistics class right now online and find that it is a little difficult for me to get a handle on, so this video helped me out so much by watching someone actually did the an example of what I need to do. I am a visual learning so this helped so much. Thanks

  • @Anjali-Mo0n1e
    @Anjali-Mo0n1e Місяць тому +1

    This makes so much more sense now thank you so much! Im taking AP bio as a junior so this was very confusing at first but you explained it perfectly! thank youuu!

  • @ericyong3632
    @ericyong3632 8 років тому +3

    Well this is one of the best videos out there but for people who want direct direct steps here ya go:
    Step 1: Find the mean in your data. (Add all up, Divide by how many values)
    Step 2: Subtract the mean from each value of your data, and square the answer. Do this for all values
    Step 3: Add up all results from new values, and divide by how many values (Should be same No. of values from step 1)
    Step 4: Square root the answer you got from step 3. The answer you get is the standard deviation

  • @DynamicDurge
    @DynamicDurge 9 років тому +60

    You da man Mr. Anderson

    • @stephenthomas6173
      @stephenthomas6173 3 роки тому

      How ya been after 6 years

    • @DynamicDurge
      @DynamicDurge 3 роки тому +1

      @@stephenthomas6173 not having to worry about this for the past 6 years has definitely been nice. Graduated college and have a job now lol, time flies 😅

    • @stephenthomas6173
      @stephenthomas6173 3 роки тому

      @@DynamicDurge Damnnnn I’m just starting to learn bout this

    • @stephenthomas6173
      @stephenthomas6173 3 роки тому +1

      @@DynamicDurge congrats on graduating though even though I’m late

    • @DynamicDurge
      @DynamicDurge 3 роки тому +1

      @@stephenthomas6173 appreciate it! Definitely light at the end of the tunnel

  • @afafkhan2826
    @afafkhan2826 4 роки тому +5

    Thanks for the video!! Learning from you in 2019 even though you uploaded this in 2012

  • @ahmedsaad197
    @ahmedsaad197 8 років тому +1

    my numerator is 30, denominator is 3.6-1, did the division and square ''rooted'' the ans and im getting 3.4, 3. fucking 4, why is that can i get some help here it will be much appreciated, thank you.

  • @RobertMStFleur
    @RobertMStFleur 9 років тому +7

    Teacher, you have done a great job, don't forget to use parenthesis before squaring the numbers. For example, if you have negative 2 with an exponent 2 without a parenthesis, the answer is negative four (-4). On the other hand, if you use a parenthesis (-2) with an exponent 2, the answer is positive 4.

    • @slavoie
      @slavoie 6 років тому +3

      Robert is right. Those are two different notations that produce different results. " -2 ² " is equivalent to " (-1) * (2)² " which is not the same thing as " (-2) ² ".

    • @jamesgalante7967
      @jamesgalante7967 6 років тому

      Im pretty sure everyone who is studying standard deviation would know this

  • @rupertsosa3099
    @rupertsosa3099 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you so much for your videos.

  • @shokofakarimi839
    @shokofakarimi839 3 роки тому +6

    I love how clear, relaxed and simple you explain. I used to always watch your vids when I was in high school and now I m doing my first year of Uni, still watching your vids, Thank you X

  • @alexmontes1391
    @alexmontes1391 8 років тому +9

    this was a phenomenal representation on standard deviation! thank you!

  • @aure818v
    @aure818v 10 років тому +4

    I thought the formula for standard deviation is √∑(x-µ)^2/N
    and the formula in the video: √(x-x̄)^2/n-1 is standard sample?
    someone please help.

    • @Zino117
      @Zino117 10 років тому +5

      That's because the one you're using is for an actual population and the one he is using is for sample ( which uses an estimated sample size of the population). Because of that, two of the symbols change but they mean the same thing and for a sample size, you use n-1 because it's not the actual population.

  • @robloxvids8557
    @robloxvids8557 5 років тому

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    Suddenly, my greatest enemy appeared. She said the worst thing imaginable. “Sir, get out.” is what she said, except with much worse grammar. So, being the smart person I am, I said yeet and dabbed my way past her and into the emergency room. Then, minutes later, the police arrived (Because the living staff called the police on their OnePlus 6T) and they were searching for me. Then I drove out of my hiding spot and THEY SAW ME AND MY LIT BLUE SPORTS CAR.
    I had to make use of my surroundings to hurry to make my great escape. So, I obviously just tried to take the hospital’s elevator. (While in the LIT BLUE SPORTS CAR) Unfortunately, the elevator was NOT WORKING, and the FRICKING police whipped up to me as they witnessed me attempting to enter the elevator in the LIT BLUE SPORTS CAR. They were shooting me with their useless pea shooters that they call guns. So I just backed up and hit them while playing Despacito on the radio. Then I defenestrated my LIT BLUE SPORTS CAR straight out the window, which had depression.
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    Unfortunately for me, the police were still there waiting for me. And they were blocking the entrance! Obviously, I drove my BATTLE BUS into the HOSPITAL, but it DIDN’T FIT. I had to think fast, and luckily they have plants in the front of the hospital, so I hid behind them. Sadly, they found me in my makeshift hiding spot and I have to use my UMBRELLA as a shield to evade their harmless bullets. Then I swiftly hid in the MRI machine and ALT+F4-ed. I was never caught.

  • @fireponyyy
    @fireponyyy 5 років тому +1

    I keep getting 4.2 instead of 2.7 for the practice one at the end /:

  • @PlayboyHZ
    @PlayboyHZ 7 років тому +3

    Well everything is nice and good, until you get 35 of values.
    Ex. Vortex flowmeter yielded 35 values of frequency corresponding to a constant flow rate: 108.0;109.0;108.1;109.3... for all 35 values.
    Is there no other way to find the standard deviation, other than plotting everything in Excel and finding those values...

  • @SAM1057368
    @SAM1057368 10 років тому +4

    For a person with a Linguistics background, your explanation was awesome. Very simple and clear and you also combined both formulae with an Excel work. I love that and thanks a million again!
    Now, I understand what it means Standard Deviation is the Square Root of the Variance :)

  • @baileywatson7904
    @baileywatson7904 9 років тому +4

    no matter what I do, I still come up with the answer 3.4. what am I doing wrong?

  • @iRonM4n1991
    @iRonM4n1991 10 років тому +4

    best explanation ever!!! i totally understood it i was getting so scared of how to do this standard deviation thanks for the explanation

  • @wwaken
    @wwaken 7 років тому +12

    so uh....anyone else got the final this week?

    • @SpaceCowboy909
      @SpaceCowboy909 7 років тому +1

      Waken I'm watching this right now cuz I have a midterm in an hour 😂

  • @travisdennison9218
    @travisdennison9218 2 роки тому +1

    Can you please make more math videos

  • @brocky
    @brocky 4 роки тому +1

    So much easier learning from here than my grad school class. Why the heck do they make it so confusing for the tuition I freakin pay!

  • @marcobagut
    @marcobagut 9 років тому +4

    Finally someone who knows how to explain this: rationale and calculation. Great!

  • @elenavaz5186
    @elenavaz5186 10 років тому +4

    What happens if you have a large number of data sets, like 40. How would you calculate the standard devation?

    • @alexbovenzi6538
      @alexbovenzi6538 6 років тому

      If i'm not mistaken those are considered outliers, and wouldn't be included in the standard deviation.

    • @linusbao8650
      @linusbao8650 6 років тому

      i think Elena means is like 40 diffrent data values, not one data value that is equal to 40.

  • @hudsonmckie
    @hudsonmckie 10 років тому +3

    This was really helpful! Got standard deviation so quickly with this, keep up the good work!

  • @finlay1702
    @finlay1702 5 років тому +1

    THANKYOU FOR THIS VERY AWESOME SORRY FOR CAPITALS CANT TURN OFF BUT AWESOME VIDEO

  • @foziajfr
    @foziajfr 5 років тому +2

    I'm late to say this, but anyways Bozeman Science has been my favorite video tutor to remember old topics and learn new concepts since high school and now college.

  • @OMGmyFACE
    @OMGmyFACE 8 років тому +2

    Wow, thank you. The first 6 minutes of this taught me more than an entire lecture and recitation on the subject I had previously. Way to go, academia standards, eh?

  • @nickbixby5151
    @nickbixby5151 8 років тому +1

    Thank. You. Great. Video.

  • @stoicfloor
    @stoicfloor 10 років тому +1

    How come the formula is different from my math book and other videos?
    Mine is simply n, not n-1

    • @9andao
      @9andao 10 років тому +3

      n is for population. n-1 is for sample size

    • @stoicfloor
      @stoicfloor 10 років тому +1

      Oh, I understand it now. Thank you!

  • @ilovegreensukkas
    @ilovegreensukkas 10 років тому +1

    He explained this so well, I understand it. However, I keep getting my practice problems wrong! I wish I was a math wizard :(

  • @mirandaemery6834
    @mirandaemery6834 5 років тому +3

    Honestly I feel like he's taught me more than my own teacher....

  • @GoodNewsForStrangers
    @GoodNewsForStrangers 8 років тому +2

    That was extremely helpful thank you for doing what you do.

  • @kyllechristiandalman4181
    @kyllechristiandalman4181 5 років тому +2

    Sir, thank you for the video. You helped me a lot.

  • @catirerubio
    @catirerubio 10 років тому

    Totally confusing. Probably ok for students comfortable with math. If not, his explanations are opaque.

  • @baykurabiyecanavari
    @baykurabiyecanavari 7 років тому

    Hello everyone.
    Could you help me please?
    • There are 20 numbers.
    • Standard deviation: 5 or 4,5
    • Average(Mean): 3
    • Numbers between 1 and 10
    Which are these numbers?
    Thank you for your interest.
    Cordinally

  • @crystaltalbot4587
    @crystaltalbot4587 4 роки тому

    I dont know how I got my answer wrong, I have followed step by step. To make sure my calculator isnt acting up I did the first example as well and that worked fine! IM SO CONFUSED

  • @mauroymgch339
    @mauroymgch339 10 років тому +4

    Thank you! You really help me out.

  • @sheikhnewaj8995
    @sheikhnewaj8995 6 років тому +1

    what is exactly this 1.58 value means?

  • @noelguerra5694
    @noelguerra5694 7 років тому

    I love statistics, testing data...so interesting, yet I still don't have everything conceptually. Like, when you add up all of the standard deviation entries and get 10, well what does that mean? Ten? I understand what SD is but the other cognitive pedagogical concepts sometimes don't form in my head.

  • @s4xtt
    @s4xtt 9 років тому

    Can someone help with this question,
    The weights of a coffee shop’s muffins are normally distributed
    with mean 100g and standard deviation 5 g. Show how to determine the
    proportion of muffins that are at least 96 g.

  • @WoelsMe
    @WoelsMe 7 років тому

    My textbook has a different formula which is sqrt[1/n * summ[(x-mean)^2]] not 1/(n-1). Why is that?

  • @smitshah415
    @smitshah415 6 років тому

    I wanted to understand the concept why in formula there is square of deviation..... If we don't square and do directly root.... So my question is why we do square....?

  • @AdeelKhan1
    @AdeelKhan1 7 років тому +1

    Standard deviation: The 5 step process.
    1. Figure out what the mean/average (will use the word mean going forward) is from the given data set.
    2. Subtract each entity in the data set 'from the mean'
    3. For each one of the resultant entities, apply square.
    4. Add up the numbers and divide again by the total number of instances. (Figure out the mean one more time)
    5. When you get the mean again, apply square root. --> And that's your 'standard deviation'
    Important to note: There are two types of standard deviation --> libweb.surrey.ac.uk/library/skills/Number%20Skills%20Leicester/page_19.htm
    So, for the entirety of the dataset you divide by the number of entities. For a sample dataset within a given dataset, --> Total number of entities minus 1. (See link)

  • @Ziplock9000
    @Ziplock9000 7 років тому

    Is 2.7 a lot, a little. I wish there was more definition given to the magnitude of the number. Also Google Sheets has STDEV() which is quicker

  • @Makari126
    @Makari126 8 років тому

    for your first example, where you get 1.58 for the standard deviation is this now 1 sigma or 2? Or in other words, how can you see or find out which standard deviation (that you calculate) is 1 sigma or 2?

  • @hirajabbar2136
    @hirajabbar2136 3 роки тому +1

    Hello Mr. Anderson. I used to watch your videos when I was in intermediate around 6 years ago or maybe more than that. And now, after 6 years here I am again doing my MS n you saved me again. Thanks

  • @kowtharhassan882
    @kowtharhassan882 6 років тому

    I don’t understand why we include n-1 or n in the square root. I mean should we not first get the square root of the sum of squared residuals and then divide by n-1 or n.
    Plz explain. Thx

  • @nadiracross7379
    @nadiracross7379 6 років тому

    According to the National Center for Health Statistics, the mean height of an American male is 69.3 inches and the mean height of an American female is 63.8 inches. The standard deviation for both genders is 2.7 inches.

  • @BillBeaMaddux
    @BillBeaMaddux 9 років тому

    YOU ROCK!!! Thank you for posting this!! THANK YOU!!

  • @qocu13
    @qocu13 9 років тому

    Well, actually if average is 5' 9'' is doesn't mean that "most men are 5' 9''. It's a common mistake. Of course in ideal normal distribution it is true but it shouldn't be said as '...it means...'

  • @driftwood757
    @driftwood757 4 роки тому

    Finally a teacher with some common fucking sense. Why, in this day and age, would anyone do this shit by hand? What a pathetic waste of the technology we have. Most of us aren't trying to become physicists so really it is illogical to NOT use the tools available.

  • @alejandrarojas4948
    @alejandrarojas4948 7 років тому

    Fml This so hard
    I hate math just trynna get bachelors 😫😫😫 fuck that I'm gonna stripper lol

  • @walter1554
    @walter1554 4 роки тому

    wth do you mean "something like 1.58"? I am confused dude, how is 2.5^2 =to "1.58"

  • @jonathanmiddleton119
    @jonathanmiddleton119 10 років тому

    Thank you SO SO much... This video might have saved me from summer school...

  • @randischmidling4483
    @randischmidling4483 11 років тому +2

    I've been a fan of yours since I've started taking classes online! I think they would benefit from referring podcasts like yours to guide us through our online learning experience! You should try it! I'm in my fourth week and NOW I finally understand how to do standard deviations... Pretty sad on my end, but kudos to you for the AMAZING learning lessons. Not to mention their short, easy, and funny! :o) THANK YOU!!

  • @daniilgerasimov817
    @daniilgerasimov817 5 років тому

    Yeah i wish my professors would be like this, because I got Chinese lady which I don't even know what she's saying half of the time and when I do it all sounds crazy.

  • @anatoliypavlun4203
    @anatoliypavlun4203 5 років тому

    What does it mean to have 68% of individuals in first standard deviation and 95% if the Individuals are in the second standard deviation. That doesn't equal to 100%. How is that explained?

  • @mrphysh
    @mrphysh 11 років тому

    A standard deviation of laboratory results gives us the uncertainty in the analysis. The students all determine the density of a block of wood, but they get different numbers. The standard deviation of the different numbers tells us the error in the analysis. The standard deviation of the heights of the boys? Why would anyone be interested. With calculators, the mechanics of standard deviation seems irrelevant. (I make videos, but yours are better)

  • @archiebarrett3224
    @archiebarrett3224 6 років тому

    You need to correct the part where you've written -2 sq = 4 unless you put (-2) sq in brackets, the answer will be -4

  • @PurdueRules15
    @PurdueRules15 8 років тому

    You apparently suffer from a condition called Pentaphobia, the fear of saying the number 5 :)

  • @lac.2558
    @lac.2558 6 років тому +1

    Thank you! My professor in grad school assigned your video for an assignment and this was a topic I was REALLY struggling with even after having a course of research and statistics >.< thanks to your video I feel so much more confident going forward in interpreting data

  • @eyewatch5714
    @eyewatch5714 4 роки тому

    I know that the formula gives the correct result and hence the formula is correct, but I do not understand why we have to subtract 1 from N in the denominator? Why is that exactly?

  • @G5ive1
    @G5ive1 8 років тому

    plz help I have run into a problem when adding the data points and dividing by the number of data points in a different sequence of numbers I receive a decimal number which does not allow me to accurately calculate tge variance? when doing standard deviation what happens if whole numbers divide to a decimal?

  • @amarabhishek614
    @amarabhishek614 7 років тому

    Why n-1. Some book writen that (×-×)2 / n. But u and some authors stated that n-1 also.

  • @SiranWitch
    @SiranWitch 9 років тому

    Well you just made this not scary anymore! THANK YOU!!!!!!!!

  • @davidjankoviak9728
    @davidjankoviak9728 2 роки тому

    Thank you for explaining it in logical terms. I am a non-traditional student taking a college stats class and haven't done any calculations in 30 years, and the textbook is not clear at all.

  • @Que2701
    @Que2701 9 років тому +2

    Where were you when I was in high school? Great Video!

  • @peaceodumeru
    @peaceodumeru 3 роки тому

    Math is hard for me. Because I have to make the connections whereas in other subjects there’s context to lead to a straight answer . Math has multiple steps and if there’s a wrong one you get a complete different answer

  • @lanat502
    @lanat502 9 років тому

    It's annoying when lecturers do not use universal mathematical terms, because standar deviation is sigma, but not s

  • @valeriasalazar3135
    @valeriasalazar3135 Рік тому

    King I’m watching this for my AP bio class and I just know I’m gonna pass it bc of this😋

  • @sunlightswift
    @sunlightswift 4 роки тому

    Okay so we now know how to get one result called a standard deviation. So how does one get a standard deviation 2 from a formula that can only produce one result given a set?

  • @Sofineeiful
    @Sofineeiful 6 років тому +1

    Thank you so much!!! My chem teacher never explained how to use this formula in class!

  • @jponsillo
    @jponsillo 6 років тому

    you didn't say how to calculate the SD in the first half of the video, and you didn't say what the SD showed in the second.

  • @romainepiper7161
    @romainepiper7161 8 років тому +3

    FINALLY I UNDERSTAND THIS!!!

  • @chronomancer8772
    @chronomancer8772 4 роки тому

    yeah but what the heck is the number we get? Is that the the number of inches above and below 5'9"?

  • @seventhwave87
    @seventhwave87 10 років тому +7

    oh my goodness. I've spent so much time trying to understand this concept and Mr Andersen explains it in exactly one minute and eleven seconds. Kudos to you Mr Andersen. Give this man a gold star.

  • @zorayathompson2930
    @zorayathompson2930 4 роки тому

    Im kinda sad that I got 3.39. Update I subtracted wrong and I fixed it.

  • @Infinitesap
    @Infinitesap 6 років тому

    I understand the concept degrees of freedom, but why does it apply to the standard deviation?

  • @197syahnur
    @197syahnur 12 років тому

    Thanks for the reply but I wrote the equation like this
    (Std. Dev)^2 = (Summation of (X - mean)^2) divided by n
    notice the square at the (Std. Dev) so it's the same as
    (Std. Dev) = Square Root (Summation of (X - mean)^2) divided by n
    so the only difference is by dividing by (n-1) we get more accurate result than by n?

  • @MortiferaEU
    @MortiferaEU 12 років тому

    Hey 197syahnur, what you actually have there is the VARIANCE not the standard deviation. Not only that but you're working with the Variance of a Population rather than a sample. The differences is that, when you have a sample, dividing by n-1 gives a better estimate (you just have to trust me on this!) Std. Dev = Square Root ((Summation of (x - mean)^2) divided by n-1).

  • @kingfunk6754
    @kingfunk6754 11 років тому

    hey dude, there are different ways of writing out the formula. One of many factors being, sometimes the numbers that you have been given to work with are a sample of more numbers and if that is the case the formula will be written differently to a question that has the WHOLE population of numbers instead of a sample. :) You should use the exact same working for both of them.

  • @kingfunk6754
    @kingfunk6754 11 років тому

    hey dude, there are different ways of writing out the formula. One of many factors being, sometimes the numbers that you have been given to work with are a sample of more numbers and if that is the case the formula will be written differently to a question that has the WHOLE population of numbers instead of a sample. :) You should use the exact same working for both of them.

  • @patrickkrushe8994
    @patrickkrushe8994 5 років тому

    This helped alot but I have todo this with 30 numbers and each come out to like 5000 fml

  • @mahsamahtab3461
    @mahsamahtab3461 6 років тому +2

    thank you so much.

  • @HxAlabdulla
    @HxAlabdulla 9 років тому

    yeah I got it right !!
    but we didn't learn about SD in epidemiology we learn how to use the graph

  • @tcl93er
    @tcl93er 10 років тому

    just so you know. you were wrong in saying 5 foot 9 is the average/mean. it is in fact the median.