Peter N. answered 02/10/25
PhD with over 15 years of teaching social science statistics.
Deviation is the difference between the observed (heads) and expected values.
What is the deviation for 10 coin tosses? (Observed tosses 5 heads 5 tails)
O = 5, E = 5, deviation = 0
what at (sic) is the deviation for 100 coin tosses? (Observed tosses 52 heads 48 tails)
O=52, E = 50, deviation = 2
What what (sic) is the deviation for 200 coin tosses? (Observed tosses 89 heads 111 tails)
O = 89, E = 100, deviation = -11