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| the averageof a set of data |
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| measures the spread of the data from the mean |
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| 68% of the data generally falls within ONE standard deviation from the MEAN |
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| 95% of the data generally falls within TWO standard deviations from the MEAN |
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| 99% of the data falls within THREE standard deviations from the MEAN |
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Mean Absolute Deviation
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| the average of the distances from each data value to the mean |
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| allows you to make a PREDICTION about a population |
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| used when it is possible to study an entire set of individuals, items or data |
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| describes the location of a data value within a distribution |
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