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N <\/strong>is the sample size (10 in our example) \u03a3<\/strong> is the Sum symbol xi<\/strong> is the mean \u00b5<\/strong> is each result\u2019s difference from the mean<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n
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Punters can use standard deviation to calculate how likely it is that a statistic in sports will differ from the mean, and what the variance is. You can also use it to determine odds, assess volatility and your performance as a punter.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Variance is the unpredictability associated with small sample sizes. A coin has odds of 50% to land on heads or tails. However, over the course of 10 or 100 flips, it will not always be a 50\/50 distribution. Variance is a number that explains how the various possible outcomes of a number of coin flips are distributed.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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