The Business Side of Standard Deviation
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The Business Side of Standard Deviation Grading Guide QRB/501 Version 6 |
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Individual Assignment: The Business Side of Standard Deviation
Purpose of Assignment
Standard deviation is an important concept that can be used in business to analyze financial data. The Week 3 individual assignment provides students the chance to look at the historical financial data of a real world company and find out how to apply statistical concepts to business uses.
Grading Guide
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The student based their assignment on a publicly traded company and their financial data for the last 5 years.
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The student discussed the meaning of standard deviation.
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The student correctly analyzed the data using variance and standard deviation.
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The student correctly graphed the company’s financial data. |
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The student explained the role of standard deviation in a financial analysis. |
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The student explained the other possible uses for standard deviation in a business setting. |
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The presentation consists of 10 slides and is appropriate for the audience. |
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The presentation includes relevant media and visual aids that are consistent with the content. |
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Presentation Guidelines
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The presentation uses a proper layout with effective headings, fonts, styles, font sizes, and white spaces. |
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The presentation recognize intellectual property using in-text citations and a reference slide. |
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The presentation includes an introduction and conclusion which previews and reviews major points. |
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The presentation includes major points that are stated clearly, organized logically, and supported by specific details, examples, or analysis. |
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The presentation follows proper rules of grammar and usage including spelling and punctuation. |
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Total Available |
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2 |
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Assignment Total |
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