STUDENT NAME: DALIT DAISY L.

SECTION: BA2MA

WRITTEN WORK FN-14.1.1

Written Work Title: SOLVE THE MEASURES OF VARIABILITY

Instructions: Solve for the variance and standard deviation of the following data sets and
interpret the results.

1. 20, 27, 23, 28, 23, 25

x x-x̅ | x - x̅ |2
20 -4.33……… 18.77….75
27 2.66……67 7.11……29
23 -1.33………. 1.77…….69
28 3.66…..67 13.44……47
23 -1.33…….. 1.77……69
25 0.66…..67 0.44……49
N=6 43.33…..38

x̅=24.33 ∑| x - x̅ |2 = 43.33

VARIANCE
a. σ²/n = ∑| x - μ |2=43.33…..38 = 7.2216…..7≈7.22 the population variance is 7.22.
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b.s²/n-1= ∑| x - x̅ |2 = 43.33…..38 = 8.666≈8.67 the sample variance is 8.67.
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STANDARD DEVIATION
σ =√σ²= √7.22 = 2.687≈ 2.69 the population standard deviation is 2.69.
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s =√s² = √8.67 = 2.944≈ 2.94 the sample standard deviation is 2.94.

2. 12, 18, 24, 27, 13, 17, 18, 20

x x-x̅ | x - x̅ |2
12 -6.625 43.89
18 -0.625 0.39
24 5.375 28.89
27 8.375 70.14
13 -5.625 31.64
17 -1.625 2.64
18 -0.625 0.39
20 1.375 1.89
N=8 179.87
x̅=18.62 ∑| x - x̅ |2 =
179.87
 VARIANCE
a. σ²/n = ∑| x - μ |2=179.87 = 22.48375≈22.48 the population variance is 22.48.
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b.s²/n-1= ∑| x - x̅ |2 = 179.87 = 25.6957≈25. 70 the sample variance is 25.70.

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STANDARD DEVIATION
σ =√σ²= √22.48 = 4.741≈ 4.74 the population standard deviation is 4.74.
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s =√s² = √25.70 = 5.069≈ 5.06 the sample standard deviation is 5.06.

3. 54, 54, 54, 55, 56, 57, 57, 58, 58, 60, 65

x x-x̅ | x - x̅ |2
54 -3.09 9.5481
54 -3.09 9.5481
54 -3.09 9.5481
55 -2.09 6.70681
56 -1.09 1.1881
57 -0.09 0.0081
57 -0.09 0.0081
58 0.91 0.8281
58 0.91 0.8281
60 2.91 8.4681
65 7.91 62.5681
N=11 109.247

x̅=57.09 ∑| x - x̅ |2 = 109.25

VARIANCE
a. σ²/n = ∑| x - μ |2=109.25 =9.931818182 ≈9.93 the population variance is 9.93.
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b.s²/n-1= ∑| x - x̅ |2 = 109.25 = 10.925≈10.93 the sample variance is 10.93.
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STANDARD DEVIATION
σ =√σ²= √9.93 = 3.1511190251≈ 3.15 the population standard deviation is 3.15.
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s =√s² = √10.93 = 3.306055051≈ 3.31 the sample standard deviation is 3.31.

4. 45, 59, 52, 46, 41, 26, 36, 34, 38, 41, 39, 38, 30, 49, 46, 51
x x-x̅ | x - x̅ |2
45 3.0625 9.3780625
 59 17.0625 291.1289063
52 10.0625 101.2539063
46 4.0625 16.50390625
41 -0.9375 0.87890625
26 -15.9375 254.0039063
36 -5.9375 35.25390625
34 7.9375 63.00390625
38 -3.9375 15.50390625
41 -0.9375 0.87890625
39 -2.9375 8.62890625
38 -3.9375 15.50390625
30 -11.9375 142.50390625
49 7.0625 49.87890625
46 4.0625 16.50390625
59 17.0625 291.1289063
N=16 1,311.97181295
x̅=41.94 ∑| x - x̅ |2 = 1,311.97

VARIANCE
a. σ²/n = ∑| x - μ |2= =1,311.97 ¿81.998125≈ 82.the population variance is 82.
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b. s²/n-1= ∑| x - x̅ |2 = 1,311.97 = 87.4646….67≈87.46 the sample variance is 87.46.
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STANDARD DEVIATION
σ =√σ²= √82 = 9.055≈ 9.06 the population standard deviation is 9.06.
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s =√s² = √87.46 =9.352 ≈ 9.35 the sample standard deviation is 9.35.

5. 157, 133, 232, 267, 289, 274, 321, 348 188, 432
x x-x̅ | x - x̅ |2
157 -107.1 11,470.41
133 -131.1 17,187.21
232 -32.1 1,030.41
267 2.9 8.41
289 24.9 620.01
274 9.9 98.01
321 56.9 3,237.61
348 83.9 7,039.21
188 -76.1 5,791.21
432 167.9 28,190.41
N=10 74,672.9
x̅=264.1 ∑| x - x̅ |2 =
74,672.9
 VARIANCE
a. σ²/n = ∑| x - μ |2 =74,672.9 ¿7,467.29.the population variance is 7,467.29.
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b. s²/n-1= ∑| x - x̅ |2 = 74,672.9 = 8,296.98…..≈8,296.99 the sample variance is
8,296.98.
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STANDARD DEVIATION
σ =√σ²= √7,467.8=86.4164≈ 86.42 the population standard deviation is 86.42.

s =√s² = √8,296.98 =91.0876 ≈ 91.09 the sample standard deviation is 9.35.