Standard deviation calculators on the Internet are not for grouped data

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SUMMARY

Standard deviation calculators available online are inadequate for calculating standard deviation from grouped data, particularly when using frequency tables. Users have reported that popular calculators, such as those found on ncalculators.com and mathsisfun.com, do not accommodate this type of data input. A suggested alternative is the Java-based calculator from ltcconline.net, which specifically handles frequency data for sample standard deviation. However, users are still seeking a similar tool for population standard deviation calculations.

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  • Understanding of standard deviation concepts
  • Familiarity with frequency tables in statistics
  • Basic knowledge of Java for using specific online calculators
  • Experience with Excel for data manipulation
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Homework Statement



I teach a class of statistics with students who often do not have the types of calculators that can calculate standard deviation and who do not know how to program Excel, but do have access to the Internet. Googling "standard deviation calculator" on the Internet gives me calculators which are not for grouped data, so cannot be used to calculate if the data is in a frequency table with a large amount of data points in each category. Any alternatives?, short of programming it myself? (once in Windows Excel, once in Mac Excel)?

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For example,
http://ncalculators.com/statistics/mean-standard-deviation-calculator.htm
http://www.mathsisfun.com/data/standard-deviation-calculator.html
http://easycalculation.com/statistics/standard-deviation.php
https://statistics.laerd.com/calculators/standard-deviation-sample-population-calculator.php
http://www.calculator.net/standard-deviation-calculator.html

The Attempt at a Solution


I have tried to find ways to "tweak" the input, but e.g. multiplying all the data by something gives me a sort of "uncertainty principle": I could get the mean right, but that would throw off the s.d.
 
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Looks great, thanks. This is for a sample standard deviation. Anything similar for a population standard deviation?
 

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