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Comment on Units of Standard Deviation
Hi. I have solved this and
Why you took the numbers which are less than 6.9? Shouldn't we take more than?
Please anyone explain.
The questions asks us to find
The questions asks us to find the values that are more than 0.5 units of standard deviation BELOW the mean.
Why not the range of numbers
Here's an analogous question:
Here's an analogous question: "Which of the following temperatures are more than 10 degrees below -3 degrees?"
{-24, -20, -17, -14, -8, -3, 0, 5, 11, 19}
Well, 10 degrees below -3 degrees is -13. We want temperatures that are MORE THAN 10 degrees below -3. So, these are: -24, -20, -17, and -14
Does that help?
Hi,
What would be the ans. if the Q says "How many nos. LESS than 0.5 units from Sd/- below the mean"? Would it cover only values from 4.8 to 9 (mean) or 4.8 to 18?
Thanks
Sorry, I'm not sure what you
Sorry, I'm not sure what you mean by "... Sd/- below the mean"
Can you please elaborate?
Thanks for the Reply!
I just meant what would be the answer if the same question above would ask "..., how many numbers in set A are LESS than 0.5 units of standard deviation below the mean?"
In that case, we would want
In that case, we would want all of the values that are BETWEEN 0 units of SD and 0.5 units of SD BELOW the mean.
0 units of SD BELOW the mean = 9 - 0(4.2)
= 9 - 0
= 9
O.5 units of SD BELOW the mean = 9 - 0.5(4.2)
= 9 - 2.1
= 6.9
So, the values that meet your condition are BETWEEN 6.9 and 9
So, the 7's and 8's meet this condition.
Cheers,
Brent
Ok Thanks,
Now if you refer to the 2019, GMAT Official Q. No. 166, there they have taken all the values below
"m(mean) + d(SD)" instead of only values between "m" and "m+d".
Where is my understanding lacking?
I have a feeling you may be
I have a feeling you may be misreading "LESS THAN 1 SD" as "BELOW THE MEAN"
You might want to review this video: https://www.gmatprepnow.com/module/gmat-statistics/video/809
Here's question #166 from the OG2019: https://gmatclub.com/forum/a-certain-characteristic-in-a-large-populatio...
The question asks "What percent of the distribution is LESS THAN m+d?"
m+d represents one unit of standard deviation above the mean.
So, for example, if the mean (m) = 10 and the SD (d) = 3, then they want all values less than 13
CONVERSELY, if the question asked "What percent of the distribution is LESS THAN 1 unit of standard deviation from the mean?", then we'd need to include all values BETWEEN m-d and m+d.
Does that help?
Cheers,
Brent
Absolutely crystal clear,
Hi Brent,
for the comment above, is it the same as asking 'how many values are within 0.5 units of SD below the mean?'
Not quite.
Not quite.
We ARE looking for values below (less than) the mean.
However, we want values that are MORE THAN 0.5 units from the mean (not WITHIN 0.5 units of SD from the mean)
Does that help?
Hi Brent,
I was referring to this comment:
In that case, we would want all of the values that are BETWEEN 0 units of SD and 0.5 units of SD BELOW the mean.
0 units of SD BELOW the mean = 9 - 0(4.2)
= 9 - 0
= 9
O.5 units of SD BELOW the mean = 9 - 0.5(4.2)
= 9 - 2.1
= 6.9
So, the values that meet your condition are BETWEEN 6.9 and 9
So, the 7's and 8's meet this condition.
No, that's isn't what we're
No, that's isn't what we're looking for.
We want values that are MORE THAN 0.5 units from the mean (and also BELOW the mean).
A score of is 8.58 is 0.1 units of SD BELOW the mean.
This score doesn't work because we want values that are MORE THAN 0.5 units from the mean
A score of is 8.16 is 0.2 units of SD BELOW the mean.
This score doesn't work because we want values that are MORE THAN 0.5 units from the mean
A score of is 7.32 is 0.4 units of SD BELOW the mean.
This score doesn't work because we want values that are MORE THAN 0.5 units from the mean
A score of 6.9 is EXACTLY O.5 units of SD BELOW the mean.
This score doesn't work because we want values that are MORE THAN 0.5 units from the mean
A score of 6.48 is O.6 units of SD BELOW the mean.
This score WORKS because we want values that are MORE THAN 0.5 units from the mean
A score of 5.64 is O.8 units of SD BELOW the mean.
This score WORKS because we want values that are MORE THAN 0.5 units from the mean
A score of 4.8 is 1 unit of SD BELOW the mean.
This score WORKS because we want values that are MORE THAN 0.5 units from the mean
A score of 2.7 is 1.5 units of SD BELOW the mean.
This score WORKS because we want values that are MORE THAN 0.5 units from the mean
etc
So, any value that's LESS THAN 6.9 will be MORE THAN 0.5 units of SD BELOW the mean.
Does that help?
Hi Brent,
I got it and thank you for the clear explanation!
If the question was 'How many values are LESS THAN 0.5 units of SD below the mean?' the answer for this should be values that are between 9 and 6.9 ? and this same question could also be phrased as 'How many values are within 0.5 units of SD below the mean?'
Yes, all of that is correct.
Yes, all of that is correct.
Cheers,
Brent