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Statistics: Variance and Standard Deviation

Learn how to calculate, interpret, and report the variance and standard deviation

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  • Skill level

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  • Time to complete

    Approx. 2 hours

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  • Prerequisites

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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

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