tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14955809.post8960189863832536015..comments2024-02-08T13:13:49.679-08:00Comments on Statistically Speaking: Big 10 Look-Ahead: SDPImatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07863019168368782406noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14955809.post-41430245787856131982008-02-18T09:20:00.000-08:002008-02-18T09:20:00.000-08:00You are correct. I probably should use the populat...You are correct. I probably should use the population standard deviation. However, excel, which I use to calculate these stats, only spits out the samle version. I calculated the ACC's standard deviation by hand and the differences were negligible. To save myself some time, and avoid hand cramps, I chose to use the sample standard deviation. Good catch.matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07863019168368782406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14955809.post-25278234685712414872008-02-13T22:48:00.000-08:002008-02-13T22:48:00.000-08:00It's been a while since I've dealt with statistics...It's been a while since I've dealt with statistics, but shouldn't this formula use a population standard deviation rather than a sample standard deviation since we have the values for all the teams in the conference? The reason I ask is that it looks like you used "N-1" as the divisor in the standard deviation formula. As I said, it's been a while since I've dealt with statistics, so I could be completely wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com