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I am working on a primatology project where I need to find a way to measure and plot the (somewhat arbitary) level of variation in behavior (ie from one individual to the next) within a single species and then compare it to another species level of variation. I have entered the data for the select behaviors that will go into this calculation, and I have calculated the mean and standard deviation for one species. But what is considered a high standard of deviation? My conclusion depends on such calculations, so any help is appreciated, even suggestions for other ways to mathematically calculate values of variation and represent them in charts/graphs. I only have data for 4-5 individuals per species, so I don't think all charts/graphs will be appropriate.
p.s. I haven't taken any real math since high school, so a simple explanation is best. So far, I've read that if you divide the stdev by the mean and get 10% or over, it's considered a high stdev.
p.s. I haven't taken any real math since high school, so a simple explanation is best. So far, I've read that if you divide the stdev by the mean and get 10% or over, it's considered a high stdev.
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