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Finding The Standard Deviation

The document discusses measures of variability in two datasets: 1) Scoring statistics of two basketball players over 10 games, with standard deviations calculated to compare scoring variability between players. 2) Weekly sleep hours of a person in their home city and during a trip to New York, with means and standard deviations calculated and compared to examine similarities or differences between locations. The standard deviations help evaluate the consistency of the basketball players' scoring performances and compare their drafting potential. Comparing the means and standard deviations of sleep hours in the two locations provides insight into how traveling affected sleep patterns.

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Finding The Standard Deviation

The document discusses measures of variability in two datasets: 1) Scoring statistics of two basketball players over 10 games, with standard deviations calculated to compare scoring variability between players. 2) Weekly sleep hours of a person in their home city and during a trip to New York, with means and standard deviations calculated and compared to examine similarities or differences between locations. The standard deviations help evaluate the consistency of the basketball players' scoring performances and compare their drafting potential. Comparing the means and standard deviations of sleep hours in the two locations provides insight into how traveling affected sleep patterns.

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Measures of Variability

1. The data below shows the points scored by two collegiate basketball players in
10 games they played in a season.

Player Game Scores


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
A 24 14 30 25 23 24 28 10 27 15
B 28 32 27 22 20 17 19 21 24 22

a. Find the standard deviation of the scores of


each player.

Mean = ❑
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sd =
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Mean = ❑
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sd = ❑
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b. What do these numbers tell you about the variability of the scoring
performance of these players?

c. Suppose you are a basketball coach wanting a player to be drafted into a


professional league. The teams in the league are looking for fresh talent with
experience playing in the collegiate league. Based on their scoring statistics,
who would you consider? Explain.

2. The table below shows the number of hours of sleep Maya had for the past week.
Day Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
Number of
9 6 7 7 8 6 10
hours

A month after, they took a trip to New York, which is in a different time zone from
Cagayan de Oro City. The table below shows the number of hours of sleep Maya
had in this foreign city.

Day Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat


Number of
12 5 6 6 5 9 10
hours

a. Calculate the mean and standard deviation


of the two sets of data.

Mean = ❑
❑
❑
Mean = ❑
sd =
√
❑
❑
❑
sd =
√
❑

b. Compare the results for the two sets of data. What do the similarities or
differences in the results indicate? Explain your answer.

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