Introduction: Conversion Table

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Conversion TableA=1B=2C=3D=4E=5F=6G=7H=8I=9J=10K=11 L=12M=13N=14O=15P=16Q=17R=18S=19T=20U=21 V=22W=23X=24Y=25Z=26Classroom Activity 2Math 113The Dating GameIntroduction:Disclaimer: Although this is called the Dating Game , it is merely intended to help the studentgain understanding of the concept of Standard Deviation. It is not intended to help students day after Thanksgiving, 1996, I was driving my sister,brother-in-law, and sister-in-law over to meet my brother inSpringfield at the Mission where he and his wife helped out. During this drive, I ask my sister, How do you know whichwoman is the right one for you? . Now, my sister was borna Jones, and like the rest of the family, she can makeanything sound believable. Without missing a beat, shesaid, You take the letters in her name, convert them tonumbers, find the standard deviation, and whoever sstandard deviation is closest to yours is the woman for you.

10 1 13 5 19 9.6 . J 6.986 Now, let’s interpret the results. The mean of my name is 9.6 which rounds to 10 which corresponds to the letter J. So, the letters in my name are “centered” around the letter J. There is no conversion of the standard deviation to a letter because the standard deviation is a measure of

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