Computational Thinking in Science and Math

Explore - Standard Deviation Unplugged

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In groups of 3-4, students will be presented with the formula for sample standard deviation. They will write their own pseudo code or procedure for calculating sample standard deviation from a given data set. Students will test out their code and compare their output to their graphing calculator output. If the outputs don't match, they must debug their code until it matches the calculator output. After writing the correct code, students will answer some follow-up questions that dive deeper into standard deviation