document.write( "Question 1115412: I need help. my teacher never touched this section.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2.2 Find the mean and the standard deviation of the set of numbers 5, 8,8,9,14,18,100.
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mean of\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5\", \"8\", \"8\", \"9\", \"14\", \"18\", \"100\" is: \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%285%2B8%2B8%2B9%2B14%2B18%2B100%29%2F7=162%2F7\"\"23.143\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "and standard deviation is:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The standard deviation of a probability distribution is defined as the square root of the variance.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "To find the variance, subtract the mean from each of the x values,\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5-23.143+=+-18.143\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"8-23.143=+-15.143\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"8-23.143+=+-15.143\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"9-23.143+=+-14.143\"
\n" ); document.write( "18-23.143 = -5.143
\n" ); document.write( "\"100-23.143=76.857\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now square all the answers you have got from subtraction.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28-18.143%29%5E2+=329.168449\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28-15.143%29%5E2+=229.310449\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28-15.143%29%5E2+=229.310449\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28-14.143%29%5E2+=+200.024449\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28-5.143%29%5E2+=+26.450449\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%2876.857%29%5E2+=+5906.998449\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Add all the Squared numbers,\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Divide the sum of squares by \"%28n-1%29+\" to get variance\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \"variance=6946.262694%2F%28n-1%29\" .... and in your case \"n=7\"
\n" ); document.write( " \"variance=6946.262694%2F6\"
\n" ); document.write( " \"variance=1157.710449\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Find the square root of variance=standard deviation, \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"sqrt%281157.710449%29=34.02514436%29\"\"34.03\"\r
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