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What is the importance of variance in statistical analysis?



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T. Moses

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Answered Jan 05, 2021

Using variance in statistics allows you to see how individual numbers relate to each other within a data set. A variance can be used to leave leeway when figuring the cost of something, such as labor rates, sales volume, sales quantity, and materials quantity.

Over the course of a job, labor rates can fluctuate, so you would have to allow a variance for the possible rise and fall of the rate. If you use gold in your pricing for the jewelry, you will need a variance because of the price of gold changes at a minimum daily.

One day gold could be $1,000.00 per ounce, and the next could be $1,500.00 per ounce so that you would need a variance. The variance is useful because it can mean the difference between loss and profit projections.

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T. Lopez

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T. Lopez, Biology student, Graduation, Detroit

Answered Dec 23, 2020

There are different statisticians who know the importance of variance in trying to get to know more details about the different data that are within a data set. The best thing about using variance is that it can make a lot of processes easier. There are more complicated methods that people can do such as doing some number of arrangements.

Using variance will make sure that the deviations are going to be the same regardless of the needed direction. A variance will also indicate how far a certain set of data will spread out. If there is a variance of zero, this means that all of the data values that are found are identical. Those that are non−zero means positive.

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P. Halah

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Answered Dec 22, 2020

Variance is very important in statistics or statistical analysis, especially in measurement. Variance helps in calculating the dispersion of a set of variables around their mean. The set of variables are the ones that are being calculated or analyzed, or measured. The availability of variance enhances the statistician to draw a meaningful conclusion from the data provided.

Typically, the word variance was derived from the English word "variety," which statistics interprets to be the difference among various readings and scores. Variance can be said to be the raw material or the fundamental of the statistical analysis.

Variance helps to ensure accuracy, as the more the variance, the more the accuracy, and the less the variance, the less the accuracy. And here brings us to the analysis of variance (ANOVA). This is an essential method in exploring and confirming data analysis. The fact actually remains that to set up an appropriate ANOVA is not always easy.

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N. Jarah

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Answered Dec 22, 2020

Variance is the primary raw material of statistical analysis. The word variance is derived from the word variety, which means that in terms of statistics it is the difference among various scores and reading. Variance is calculated by taking the sum of the squared differences that are dispersed around the arithmetic mean that is divided by the total sample size.

Variance is important in a measurement; it allows us to measure the dispersion of the set of the variable around their mean. The presence of variance also allows a statistician to draw something conclusion from data. Variance is also important in accounting as it is used to measure the deviation from the actual financial performance and goals of a company or business entity.

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Answered Dec 16, 2020

Variance can be termed as the primary or raw material of the statistical analysis. Variation ensures accuracy as more variance is considered good compared to low variance. Variance in statistics is essential, as it allows us to measure the dispersion of the set of variables around their mean. These sets of variance allow a statistician to demonstrate pertinent conclusions from the information. In statistics, the variance can be calculated by taking the sum of the squared differences that are spread around the arithmetic mean split by the total model size withdrawing one from that model size. With the aid of the mean, we can find out the location of the statistical allocation, and with the support of variance, we can find out the dispersion of the distribution.
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