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    Measures of

    Dispersion

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    2

    Definition
     Measures of dispersion indicate the extent to which
    individual items in a series are scattered about an average.
     Themore similar the scores are to each other, the lower the
    measure of dispersion will be
     Theless similar the scores are to each other, the higher the
    measure of dispersion will be
     In general, the more spread out a distribution is, the larger
    the measure of dispersion will be
    3

    Measures of Dispersion
     Which of the
    125
    distributions of scores 100

    has the larger


    75
    50

    dispersion?
    25
    0
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    125
    100
    75
    50
    25
    0
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
    4

    Measures of Absolute Dispersion


    Measures of absolute dispersion are expressed in
    the units of the original observations.
    There are three main measures of absolute dispersion:
    The range
    The semi-interquartile range (SIR)
    Variance / standard deviation
    5

    The Range
     The range is defined as the difference between the largest score in
    the set of data and the smallest score in the set of data, XL – XS

     The range is used when


     you have ordinal data or
     you are presenting your results to people with little or no
    knowledge of statistics
     What is the range of the following data:
    4 8 1 6 6 2 9 3 6 9
     Two
    very different sets of data can have the same range:
    1 1 1 1 9 vs 1 3 5 7 9
    6

    The Standard Deviation and the


    Variance
    Variance is the mean of the squared deviation scores
    The larger the variance is, the more the scores deviate, on
    average, away from the mean
    The smaller the variance is, the less the scores deviate, on
    average, from the mean
    7

    The Standard Deviation and the


    Variance
     When the deviate scores are squared in variance, their unit of
    measure is squared as well
     E.g. If people’s weights are measured in pounds, then the
    variance of the weights would be expressed in pounds (or
    2

    squared pounds)
     Since squared units of measure are often awkward to deal with,
    the square root of variance is often used instead
     The standard deviation is the square root of variance
    8

    The Standard Deviation and the


    Variance (for ungrouped data)
    Sample- Population-
    s: Standard Deviation σ: Standard Deviation
    s2: Variance σ2: Variance

    N is the population.
    n is the sample.
    9

    Computational Formula Example


    xi xi - (xi -)
    2

    9
    8
    6
    5
    8
    6
     = 42  = 0  = 12
    10

    Computational Formula Example


    xi xi - (xi -)
    2

    9
    8
    6
    5
    8
    6
     = 42  = 0  = 12
    11

    The Standard Deviation and the


    Variance (for grouped data)
    12

    Computational Formula Example


    Score
    50 – 54 10
    55 – 59 3
    60 – 64 8
    65 – 69 13
    70 – 74 17
    75 – 79 19
    80 – 84 22
    85 – 89 13
    90 – 94 4
    95 – 99 1
    Total 110
    13

    Measures of Relative Dispersion


    Measures of relative dispersion are unit-less and are used
    when one wishes to compare the scatter of one distribution with
    another distribution.

    Some measures of absolute dispersion:


    Coefficient of Variation
    Standard Score
    14

    Coefficient of Variation
    15

    Coefficient of Variation
    Example: A laboratory technician studied recent instruments
    made with two different instruments. The 1 measured the
    st

    diameter of a ball bearing and obtained a mean of 4.96 mm with


    SD of 0.022 mm. the second ball measured the diameter of a metal
    rod and obtained a mean of 6.48 mm with SD of 0.032 mm. which
    of the two was relatively more precise?
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    Coefficient of Variation
    Example: A laboratory technician studied recent instruments
    made with two different instruments. The 1 measured the
    st

    diameter of a ball bearing and obtained a mean of 4.96 mm with


    SD of 0.022 mm. the second ball measured the diameter of a metal
    rod and obtained a mean of 6.48 mm with SD of 0.032 mm. which
    of the two was relatively more precise?

    ∴ Instrument #1 is relatively more precise.


    17

    Standard Score
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    Standard Score
    Example: Mario got a grade of 75% in English and a grade of 90%
    in History. The mean grade in English is 65% and SD is 10%,
    whereas in History, the mean grade is 80% and SD is 20%, in
    which subject did Mario perform well?
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    Standard Score
    Example: Mario got a grade of 75% in English and a grade of 90%
    in History. The mean grade in English is 65% and SD is 10%,
    whereas in History, the mean grade is 80% and SD is 20%, in
    which subject did Mario perform well?

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