Algebra I.2.B.06 -Interpreting the Standard Deviation - Exit Ticket

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Use the statistical features of your calculator to find the mean and the standard deviation to the nearest tenth of a data set of the miles per gallon from a sample of five cars. 24.9 24.7 24.7 23.4 27.9

What is the smallest possible standard deviation of the students’ scores? Give an example of a possible set of four student scores that would have this standard deviation.

What is the set of four student scores that would make the standard deviation as large as it could possibly be? Use your calculator to find this largest possible standard deviation.

From EngageNY.org of the New York State Education Department. Grade Algebra i Mathematics Module 2, Topic A, Lesson 6. Internet. Available from https://www.engageny.org/resource/algebra-i-module-2...; accessed 17/Oct/2015.