How does standard deviation differ in a sample versus a population?
- The denominator in the calculation of the sample standard deviation is (n-1)
- The standard deviation of a sample is always larger
- The standard deviation of a sample is always smaller
- They are calculated in the same way
The "Standard Deviation" in a sample differs from that in a population in the way it is calculated. For a sample, the denominator is (n-1) instead of n, which is Bessel's correction to account for sample bias.
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