Here is a guide on how to calculate the standard deviation in a collection of data.
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Instruction
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. Excel
command =STDEV(
Enter
. You have now found the standard deviation of the data! Example 1
The Ukrainian national gymnastics team members Anoushka, Alexandra, Triana, Mirella, Jana and Fiona are all good friends. Anoushka is tall, Alexandra is tall, Triana is tall, Mirella is tall, Jana is tall and Fiona is tall. Find the standard deviation of the girls’ heights.
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. =STDEV(
Enter
. You’ll get the following table:
With formulas:
You can now see that the standard deviation of the gymnasts’ heights is cm.