SOLUTION: : 15.2, 18.8, 19.3, 19.7, 20.2, 21.8, 22.1, and 29.4
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Question 1181823: : 15.2, 18.8, 19.3, 19.7, 20.2, 21.8, 22.1, and 29.4
.Calculate the standard deviation of the time it took for the 8
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Compute the mean by adding up the values, and dividing by n = 8, since there are 8 items in this list.
xbar = sample mean
xbar = (sum of values)/n
xbar = (15.2+18.8+19.3+19.7+20.2+21.8+22.1+29.4)/8
xbar = (166.5)/8
xbar = 20.8125
Then subtract the xbar value from each x value in the list. Square the difference. This forms the column (x-xbar)^2 as shown below
x
(x-xbar)^2
15.2
31.50015625
18.8
4.05015625
19.3
2.28765625
19.7
1.23765625
20.2
0.37515625
21.8
0.97515625
22.1
1.65765625
29.4
73.74515625
Adding up everything in that second column gives us 115.82875
Divide that by n-1 = 8-1 = 7
115.82875/7 = 16.5469642857142
This is the approximate value of the sample variance
Apply the square root to get
sqrt(16.5469642857142) = 4.06779599853708
This rounds to 4.07
The sample standard deviation is roughly 4.07
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