The answer is
7.9306Using the formula in the attached:
Where: xi = sample value; μ = sample mean; n = sample size
1.) Calculate the mean first:
μ = 12.0 + 18.3 + 29.6 + 14.3 + 27.8 / 5
= 102 / 5
μ = 20.4
2.) Using the mean, calculate (xi - μ)² for each value:
(12.0 - 20.4)² = 70.56
(18.3 - 20.4)² = 4.41
(29.6 - 20.4)² = 84.64
(14.3 - 20.4)² = 37.21
(27.8 - 20.4)² = 54.76
3.) Sum the squared differences and divide by n - 1.
μ = 70.56 + 4.41 + 84.64 + 37.21 + 54.76
= 251.58 / 5-1
μ =
62.895 (this is now called sample variance)
4.) Get the square root of the sample variance:
√62.895 =
7.9306
The independent variable is x
y is dependent on the value of x
After you've calculated a least common multiple, always check to be sure your answer can be divided evenly by both numbers. Find the LCM of these sets of numbers. Multiply each factor the greatest number of times it occurs in any of the numbers. 9 has two 3's, and 21 has one 7, so we multiply 3 two times, and 7 once.