Practice Introduction (2) - Standard Deviation & Variance - IB 10 Mathematics – Group 5, Statistics & Probability
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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is the formula for calculating the mean?

💡 Hint: Think about the average of a set of numbers.

Question 2 Easy

What does a standard deviation of zero imply?

💡 Hint: Consider what it means for data points to be the same.

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Question 1

What does variance measure?

A. Average data value
B. Dispersion of data
C. Total data sum

💡 Hint: Think about why we care about how spread out a dataset is.

Question 2

Is standard deviation always a positive number?

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider how the standard deviation is calculated.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Given the test scores of five students: 65, 70, 75, 80, and 85, calculate the variance and standard deviation.

💡 Hint: Use the formula for variance with these scores after finding the mean.

Challenge 2 Hard

A dataset has the following ages: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50. Calculate the population variance and standard deviation.

💡 Hint: Remember to use N for population calculations.

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