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Unit 1.3 Measures of Variability

The document explains measures of variability, which describe the dispersion of data points in a distribution, highlighting range, variance, and standard deviation as key measures. The range is the difference between the highest and lowest values, while variance and standard deviation provide more detailed insights into data spread around the mean. It also outlines methods for calculating variance and standard deviation for both ungrouped and grouped data.

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Unit 1.3 Measures of Variability

The document explains measures of variability, which describe the dispersion of data points in a distribution, highlighting range, variance, and standard deviation as key measures. The range is the difference between the highest and lowest values, while variance and standard deviation provide more detailed insights into data spread around the mean. It also outlines methods for calculating variance and standard deviation for both ungrouped and grouped data.

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Measures

of
Variability
Measures of Variability
Variability describes how far apart data points lie from each
other and from the center of a distribution.
The amount of dispersion around the mean is indicated by its
variability.
The measures of variability are the range, the variance, and the
standard deviation.
The most commonly used measure of variability is the
standard deviation. It tells us whether the group is heterogeneously or
homogenously distributed on the variable under study.
Measures of Variability

Variability is also referred to as spread, scatter or


dispersion. It is most commonly measured with the following:

1. Range
2. Standard deviation
3. Variance
Range
Range of the ungrouped data is the difference between
the highest and lowest observed values distribution.
1 It is composed only from the minimum and maximum
values, thus, it is a very rough measure of spread. The range
provides useful but limited information since it depends only on
the extreme values.
Range = highest value - lowest value
Example: The following are the length of time in minutes a pediatrician
served his patients; 10, 18, 20, 10, 15, 8 and 30. Find the Range.

Range = 30 – 8 = 22
VARIANCE and STANDARD
DEVIATION
The variance of a population is equal to the sum of
squared deviations about the mean divided by the number of
1 scores.
The standard deviation is equal to the square root of the
variance.
Variance and standard deviation are used when the
mean is the preferred measure of central tendency.
Steps in solving the variance and standard
deviation of ungrouped data
Long method
1. Solve for the mean .
1 2. Subtract the individual scores and the mean.
3. Square the obtain values.
4. Add all the obtain values to get the summation
5. Use the formula s2 =∑(x - )2 to solve the variance.
N-1

6. Solve the standard deviation by extracting the square root of the variance
Steps in solving the variance and standard
deviation of ungrouped data

Mean = 227/5
= 45.4
Steps in solving the variance and standard
deviation of ungrouped data
Short Method

1. Square all the values of x.


1
2. Get the summation of x.
3. Get the summation of x2.
4. By using the formula s2 = N(∑x2) -(∑x)2 , solve for the variance.
N(N-1)
5. Extract the square root to solve for the standard deviation, s =
Steps in solving the variance and standard
deviation of ungrouped data

1
Let’s try! 
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Variance and Standard Deviation of
Grouped data

1
Variance and Standard Deviation of
Grouped data

1
Varianc Standard
e Deviation
LET’S HAVE AN
ACTIVITY
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S!
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