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Website
University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Spreading It Thick

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Resource contains the definition for variance. It also shows students how to calculate the variance. There is a link to a bar graph that displays variance for the data example.
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Website
University of Illinois

University of Illinois: A "Vary" Nice Picture

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Site from the University of Illinois contains a graphical representation of variance. A follow-up question for the user and a link to standard deviation - a related statistical topic - are also provided.
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Other

Meta Calculator: Statistics Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A web-based statistics calculator to find mean, median, standard deviation, variance and ranges.
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Unit Plan
BBC

Bbc: Standard Deviation

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A demonstration of how to find the standard deviation of a set of data. Several examples and a practice test are offered.
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Handout
Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Showing the Results of a Survey

For Students 2nd - 8th
A variety of ways to display the results of a survey are listed, including tables, statistics and different types of graphs.
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Calculator Soup

Calculator Soup: Standard Deviation Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Standard deviation is a statistical measure of diversity or variability in a data set. A low standard deviation indicates that data points are generally close to the mean or the average value. A high standard deviation indicates greater...
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Interactive
Calculator Soup

Calculator Soup: Statistics Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Calculate basic summary statistics for a sample or population data set including minimum, maximum, range, sum, count, mean, median, mode, standard deviation and variance.
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Interactive
Calculator Soup

Calculator Soup: Variance Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Variance is a measure of dispersion of data points from the mean. Low variance indicates that data points are generally similar and do not vary widely from the mean. High variance indicates that data values have greater variability and...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Image for Standard Deviation

For Students 9th - 10th
A quick definition and overview of statistical standard deviation. A piece of clip art is provided to aid in understanding, and links are given for related terms.