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Department of Biology, San Diego Mesa College
Data Fundamentals:
Below, you will find video tutorials about how to distinguish different types of data and how to use simple statistics to make sense of the numbers.
Video 1: Types of Data
Video 1: Types of Data
This is a great place to start!
In this first video, you will learn about how we define data, why scientists need data, and how to identify different types of data.
Video 2: Descriptive Statistics
Video 2: Descriptive Statistics
In this video, you will learn how to carry out simple descriptive statistics like calculating a mean and a standard deviation using Google Spreadsheets.
Try out your new skills!
Use the data here, to practice using Google Sheets to calculate the mean and standard deviation.
Answers:
Data Set 1: mean = 164, SD = 55.3895
Data Set 2: mean = 162.2, SD = 66.8494
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