SOLUTION: (Can someone please help?) The weights (in grams) of the contents of several small bottles are 8, 4, 3, 6, 7, 1 and 5. What is the sample variance? 5.81 4.33 5.67 2.22

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Question 857487: (Can someone please help?)
The weights (in grams) of the contents of several small bottles are 8, 4, 3, 6, 7, 1 and 5. What is the sample variance?
5.81
4.33
5.67
2.22

Answer by ewatrrr(24785)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
 
Hi,
this belongs in the statistics section
If You are going to do these types of problems
You either need a very good calculator or spreadsheet
x x - 6.71 (x-6.71)^2
1 -3.86 14.8996
3 -1.86 3.4596
4 -0.86 0.7396
5 0.14 0.0196
6 1.14 1.2996
7 2.14 4.5796
8 3.14 9.8596
sum 34 34.8572
sum/7 is 6.71 sum/6 5.809533333 0r 5.81 is the variance

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