12-6
Sample Standard Deviation
Sample standard deviation is a measure of how dispersed the data values are
about the mean sample standard deviation assumes the data is a sampling of a
larger, complete set of data, and is calculated using
n
– 1 as a divisor.
Press
(
) for the standard deviation of
x
–values.
Press
Õ
(
) for the standard deviation of
y
–values.
The (
σ
) and (
σ
) items in this menu are described in the next section, "Population
Standard Deviation."
Example:
Sample Standard Deviation.
Using the same process–times as in the above "mean" example, May Kitt now
wants to determine the standard deviation time (s
x
) of the process:
Calculate the standard deviation of the times. (Treat all the data as
x
–values.)
Four data pairs
accumulated.
ÕÕ
(
)
Calculates the mean price
weighted for the quantity
purchased.
15.5
9.25
10.0
12.5
12.0
8.5
Keys:
Display:
Description:
(
)
Clears the statistics registers.
Enters the first time.
Enters the remaining data; six
data points entered.
(
)
Calculates the standard deviation
time.
Summary of Contents for 35s
Page 1: ...HP 35s scientific calculator user s guide H Edition 1 HP part number F2215AA 90001 ...
Page 14: ...12 Contents ...
Page 15: ...Part 1 Basic Operation ...
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Page 46: ...1 30 Getting Started ...
Page 63: ...RPN The Automatic Memory Stack 2 17 A Solution ...
Page 64: ...2 18 RPN The Automatic Memory Stack ...
Page 74: ...3 10 Storing Data into Variables ...
Page 180: ...12 14 Statistical Operations ...
Page 181: ...Part 2 Programming ...
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Page 246: ...15 12 Solving and Integrating Programs ...
Page 270: ...16 24 Statistics Programs ...
Page 284: ...17 14 Miscellaneous Programs and Equations ...
Page 285: ...Part 3 Appendixes and Reference ...
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Page 308: ...B 8 User Memory and the Stack ...
Page 322: ...C 14 ALG Summary ...
Page 336: ...D 14 More about Solving ...
Page 346: ...E 10 More about Integration ...
Page 352: ...F 6 Messages ...
Page 370: ...G 18 Operation Index ...
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