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OpenStudy (anonymous):
what does this symbol mean????
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
give me a sec
OpenStudy (anonymous):
\(\sigma\)
OpenStudy (anonymous):
it appeared in my lesson and not sure what it is
OpenStudy (anonymous):
@Data_LG2
OpenStudy (anonymous):
its called sigma
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OpenStudy (cggurumanjunath):
summation or sigma
OpenStudy (anonymous):
sigma
OpenStudy (anonymous):
sigma which means sum up
OpenStudy (anonymous):
standard deviation
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
yes so when it says that in the table it means
OpenStudy (anonymous):
that's the 18th letter of greek alphabet
OpenStudy (anonymous):
sum up
OpenStudy (cggurumanjunath):
standard deviation in this context
OpenStudy (anonymous):
sigma which means SUM UP
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
\[\sum_{n=1}^{4}\] like this?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
standard deviation means, how spread is your data from each other i think..
OpenStudy (anonymous):
huh
OpenStudy (anonymous):
give me a sec
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
I cant open Prntscrs.
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
see at the end of the table, the last column is labeled that symbol
OpenStudy (anonymous):
oh got it. I looked at our math glossary
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Im pretty sure its variance.
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
standard deviation for population
variance is |dw:1427126990854:dw|
OpenStudy (anonymous):
i am just learning about MAD
\[MAD =\frac{ \Sigma |x - \overline{x}|}{N }\]
OpenStudy (anonymous):
sorry got a bit confused. let that symbol slip through my mind