The answer is “=“. Both are different representations of the same fraction.
The variance is the total of the squared distances of the given data from the mean.
This can be calculated through the equation,
σ² = summation of X² / N - μ²
where σ² is the variance X's are the data, N is the number of terms, and μ is the mean.
summation of X² = 100² + 100² + 120² + 120² + 180² = 81200
N = 5
μ = (100 + 100 + 120 + 120 + 180) / 5
μ = 124
Substituting these values to the equation for variance,
σ² = (81200/5) - 124² = 864
Thus, the variance is equal to 864.
I think its a) 172.50 but im not exactly sure.
The answer is no. the first equation is not right
