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Dropping Scores

Topic(s): 
Discrete Distributions, General
Probability

This is an article in Mathematics Magazine (1995) that is included in Classroom Capsules and Notes. From the summary, "Dropping the smallest or largest in a finite set of numbers does not necessarily lower the variance."

Identifier: 
http://www.maa.org/programs/faculty-and-departments/classroom-capsules-and-notes/dropping-scores
Subject: 
Statistics and Probability
Probability
Elementary Probability
Rating: 
Average: 3 (217 votes)
Creator(s): 
Stephen R. Shalom
Publisher: 
Mathematical Association of America
Rights: 
Mathematical Association of America