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Statistics Fun: Standard Deviation

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Designed for statistics classes, a seven-video tutorial collection models how to calculate standard deviation and variance, explains degrees of freedom, how to solve standard deviation and variance by hand or by using Excel, and how to...
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Instructional Video12:34
Khan Academy

Range, Variance and Standard Deviation as Measures of Dispersion

For Students 8th - 11th
Continuing his conversation about data sets from the previous video, Sal introduces range, variance, and standard deviation as means of dispersion. Those advancing in algebra or beginning a statistics class will benefit from Sal's clear...
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Variance of a Data Set

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Use variable value sliders to understand variance. The interactive shows four whole numbers, their mean and deviation. Using the information, pupils find the variance of the numbers and respond to question related to the understanding of...
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AP Test Prep
College Board

Why Variances Add - And Why It Matters

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Why is adding variance important? A lesson outline defines a variance theorem and how it affects the data statistics. The instruction shows scholars the importance of considering the variance of data and why it requires independence.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Variance and Covariance: How much to do baseball players really make?

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Is baseball really the road to riches? Here, statisticians look at salary data from baseball players and use variance to measure the spread of the data to more accurately answer that question. Note: The salary data provided is from 1994,...
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Instructional Video5:05
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statisticsfun

How to Calculate Standard Deviation and Variance

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
What if math teachers are really pirates and they want us to find x so they can get the buried treasure? A short video explains how to calculate standard deviation and variance with a step-by-step guided practice problem. The...
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Instructional Video4:27
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statisticsfun

How to Calculate Standard Deviation, Mean, Variance Statistics, Excel

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Wouldn't life be easier if a computer would do the work for us? A video shows how to use Excel to solve for standard deviation, mean, and variance statistics. 
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Instructional Video5:31
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statisticsfun

Standard Deviation and Variance

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
When does 10 + 7 = 13? When you add wrong. The video walks you through solving standard deviation and variance problems by hand, including ways to check your work. 
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lattice Method of Multiplication Variances

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students explore the lattice method of mulitplication variances through the game "Multiplication Wrestling." They view a model of how to play the game and play three rounds, recording their patterns and discussing the strategies used to...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Mean, Standarad Deviations, and Variances

For Students 11th
In this Statistics worksheet, 11th graders compute the mean, standard deviation and variances for four different problem scenarios.  The one page worksheet contains four scenarios, each with eight questions.  Answers are...
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AP Test Prep
College Board

Three Calculator Simulation Activities

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Calculators sure come in handy. An AP® Statistics instructional resource provides suggestions for using calculator simulations. It gives activities for adding variances, normal probability plots, and t distributions.
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Instructional Video13:17
Crash Course

ANOVA: Crash Course Statistics #33

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
How do you account for multiple variables when analyzing data? Following a lesson on regression, the 33rd lesson in the Crash Course Statistics series examines the ANOVA, analysis of variances, method of determining differences...
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Performance
Radford University

Data Analysis Activity

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
What do classmates think? In groups, learners design surveys to investigate chosen topics. They conduct the survey, then analyze the results. As part of the activity, they must calculate the mean, median, mode, variance, and standard...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fire!, Probability, and Chaos

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Upper elementary and middle schoolers work with the concept of probability. They are introduced to the concept of chaos. Learners graph and analyze using a line plot, work with mean, and are introduced to the concept of variance.
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Instructional Video11:47
Crash Course

Measures of Spread: Crash Course Statistics #4

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Sometimes the measures of center don't give us enough information. The spread of the data can tell statisticians much more about the data set. A video lesson, part of a statistics video series, describes different measures of spread such...
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Instructional Video12:07
Crash Course

Randomness: Crash Course Statistics #17

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
You'll probably end up thinking about randomness the next time you eat fries. The 17th video in the Crash Course Statistics series uses an analysis of McDonald's french fries to look at the mean and expected value of random...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Statistics of Shoes

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students open a blank spreadsheet and format it for a class survey about the number of shoes owned by the men and women in the class. They enter the data before finding the mean, median, mode, quartiles, variance, and the standard...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mean, Variance, and Standard Deviation for the Binomial Distribution

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students review previous lessons on mean, variance, standard deviation, and expected value. They utlize formulas for these characteristics that are specifically designed for the binomial distribution. Students discuss the similarities...
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Instructional Video7:04
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statisticsfun

Why are Degrees of Freedom (n-1) Used in Variance and Standard Deviation

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Don't be mean, be above average. A straightforward video explains why degrees of freedom are used and how to recognize the error based on your sample population. 
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Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

Analyzing and Interpreting Statistics

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
Use measures of variance to compare and analyze data sets. Pupils match histograms of data sets to their respective statistical measures. They then use calculated statistics to further analyze groups of data and use the results to make...
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Activity
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Spreadsheet Tutorial 2: Autofill Data, Cell References, and Standard Deviation

For Students 9th - 12th
If you've always wanted to know more about spreadsheets, here's a perfect resource for you. A self-paced tutorial introduces how to autofill and copy formulas in a Google sheet or Excel spreadsheet. It also shows users how to find range,...
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Interactive
Shodor Education Foundation

Measures

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Take a look at data from a statistical lens. An interactive allows pupils to enter data set, labeling the data including the units used. Manipulating the applet, learners select the statistics to calculate that include total, mean,...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Why Divide by N-1?

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students identify the mean and variance. In this statistics lesson, students calculate the population variance using the N as a divisor. They draw the relationship of dividing by N and N-1.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Midterm 1 Exam: Statistics

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this statistics worksheet, students determine the mean, variance, standard deviation and median of given statistical data. They organize data, create box-and-whisker plots and identify outliers. This nine-page worksheet contains 7...

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