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CourseStatistics: Variance and Standard Deviation
Learn how to calculate, interpret, and report the variance and standard deviation
Skill level
BeginnerTime to complete
Approx. 2 hoursCertificate of completion
Included with paid plansPrerequisites
None
About this course
Datasets are more than just a single number, and this course teaches you how to calculate, interpret, and report the variance and standard deviation. You’ll learn how the standard deviation helps describe a dataset and what it means to have both low and high variance and standard deviation.
Skills you'll gain
Calculate variance and standard deviation
Explain what the variance and standard deviation mean about a dataset
Accurately report the variance and standard deviation
Syllabus
Variance and Standard Deviation
Learn how to calculate and interpret variance and standard deviation!
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Practice Projects
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