Question

Consider the set of differences, denoted with d, between two dependent sets: 84, 85, 83, 63, 61, 100, 98. Find the sample standard deviation sd and round it to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

Answer:

The sample standard deviation is 15.3.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given data items,

84, 85, 83, 63, 61, 100, 98,

Number of data items, N = 7,

Let x represents the data item,

Mean of the data points,

$\bar{x}=\frac{84+85+83+63+61+100+98}{7}$

$=82$

Hence, sample standard deviation would be,

$\sigma= \sqrt{\frac{1}{N-1}\sum_{i=1}^{N} (x_i-\bar{x})^2}$

$=\sqrt{\frac{1}{6}\sum_{i=1}^{7} (x_i-82)^2}$

$=\sqrt{\frac{1}{6}\times 1396}$

$=\sqrt{232.666666667}$

$=15.2534149182$

$\approx 15.3$