First you need to multiply 11(8) = 88 then multiply 88(6) = 528 then 528/3 = 176. The answer is 176 inches
The variance of a distribution is the square of the standard deviation
The variance of the data is 2.2
<h3>How to calculate the variance</h3>
Start by calculating the expected value using:

So, we have:

This gives

Next, calculate E(x^2) using:

So, we have:


The variance is then calculated as:

So, we have:


Approximate

Hence, the variance of the data is 2.2
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Using the t-distribution, it is found that the 99% confidence interval for the difference is (0.058, 3.462).
We are given the <u>standard deviation for the samples</u>, hence, the t-distribution is used to solve this question.
The standard errors are given by:


For the distribution of differences, the <u>mean and the standard error</u> are given by:


The interval is given by:

The critical value for a <u>two-tailed 99% confidence interval</u> with 18 + 18 - 2 = <u>34 df</u> is t = 2.7284.
Then:


The 99% confidence interval for the difference is (0.058, 3.462).
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