Russell Smithers

It’s been a little while since I last perused the Wordpress website, wordpress being the software I use to run all of my websites, I was pleasantly surprised. My main reason for visiting the WP site was to update some of the themes I use, mainly for this and my ashtanga yoga website, and the themes are looking really slick now.

Afterwards I decided to peruse the plug-ins, and more pleasant surprises, there’s one that allows you to include multiple RSS feeds in one post or page (www.colincaprani.com/programming/multifeedsnap), and two others. One allows you to email the users who have registered on your site (wordpress.org/extend/plugins/email-users), and one that automatically sends emails to users - depending on their preference settings or not (wordpress.org/extend/plugins/subscribe2) .

Finally the Wordpress software itself (I just upgraded to the latest version tonight, quick and easy of course), is getting better and better. So a big thanks to all those people who provide the tools I use for free. THANK YOU ALL.

I let go of the past and focus on the now.

Like a surfer riding the crest of a wave,
I let the future take care of itself.

Copyright Russell Smithers

Introduction

This is a Standard Deviation calculator, written in C# .NET, it shows the workings out. Obviously Excel will calculate standard deviation if you just need a final figure.

Purpose 

This application is aimed at those who want to understand how Standard Deviation is worked out, and can be useful in checking their calculations. You may find the following explanation useful; http://www.gcseguide.co.uk/standard_deviation.htm.

Quick Start Instructions

To use this application simple enter your figures into the 1st column on the grid, as each number is entered the standard deviation is recalculated. You can also use the import or past (Edit>Past) options to retrieve figures without having to enter them by hand.

Installation 

Please visit standard deviation release area to install onto your computer, or run it from the web.

“I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”, Michael Jordan