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OpenStudy (anonymous):

what does standard deviation mean and how does it effect the 'grading curve'.?

OpenStudy (amistre64):

standard deviation is the measure of the average variance that data is away from teh mean

OpenStudy (anonymous):

In simple English - Standard deviation is how far away from the calculated average that you are. The higher your standard deviation is, the bigger the grading curve you'll get.

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