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Re:The Effect of Deactivating Facebook and Instagram on User... by mmooss on Monday April 21, 2025 @01:47AM (#43748791)
If I understand you, just read the paper for its analysis and interpretation of those numbers.

Alternatively, you'll want to grasp the meaning of "standard deviation" (you're right that you can't multiply all standard deviations by a number and get a percentage - and a percentage of what?), and then find the "index of happiness, depression, and anxiety" they use and grasp its meaning.

Re:The Effect of Deactivating Facebook and Instagram on User... by perching_aix on Monday April 21, 2025 @02:00AM (#43748848)
I'm not sure you understood me. I want to specifically avoid doing all that, to save time and effort.
Re:The Effect of Deactivating Facebook and Instagram on User... by mmooss on Monday April 21, 2025 @01:37PM (#43754423)
Alas, I don't know a faster way. The question asked, iiuc, demonstrates a lack of understanding of standard deviation. That's fine; none of us know everything. But without that we can't intepret the results, and also necessary is understanding what the scale represents. Thus the fastest solution seems to be reading the author's interpretation rather than trying to do it yourself.