Question

Each of the following linear equations defines y as a function of x for all integers x from 1 to 100. For which of the following equations is the standard deviation of the y-values corresponding to all the x-values the greatest?
a) y = x/3
b) y = x/2+40
c) y = x
d) y = 2x + 50
e) y = 3x − 20

Answer 1

Answer:

Option E

Step-by-step explanation:

y = x /3

let x = 1, 2, 3

y = 0.333, 0.667, 1

y = x/2 + 40

let x = 1, 2, 3

y = 40.5, 41, 41.5

y = x

let x = 1, 2, 3

y = 1, 2, 3

y = 2x + 50

let x = 1, 2, 3

y = 52, 54, 56

y = 3x - 20

let x = 1, 2, 3

y = -17, -14, -11

The standard deviation is the spread of data, the data that is most spread is option E.