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Range, Variance and Standard Deviation as Measures of Dispersion Instructional VideoRange, Variance and Standard Deviation as Measures of Dispersion Instructional Video
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Khan Academy
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8th - 11th
Subjects
Math
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Resource Type
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Media Length
12:34
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Duration
15 mins
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Year
2010
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Range, Variance and Standard Deviation as Measures of Dispersion

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Continuing his conversation about data sets from the previous video, Sal introduces range, variance, and standard deviation as means of dispersion. Those advancing in algebra or beginning a statistics class will benefit from Sal's clear instruction.

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Concepts

range, central tendency, standard deviation

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range, variance, standard deviation, measures of dispersion, math

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