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Measures of Variability
Measures of Variability
1. Find the range, sample standard deviation and the variance of the number of correct
answers made by Jose on 8 worksheets given by his teacher in Mathematics.
WS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Correct ans. 4 8 6 5 2 15 9 7
R = 13; sample standard dev. x n 1 or s x = 3.93;
2. The following data are the ages of the early morning customers of Chowprince fast food
along Roxas Boulevard. A are the ages of 9 female customers while B are the ages of 11
male customers.
Find the following measurements in two-decimal places, then answer the questions which
follow:
Measurement Mean Range Standard
deviation
A 34 49 18.01
B 21,45 44 13.80
Note:
A small measure of variability would indicate that the data are:
Clustered closely around the mean
More homogenous
Less variable
More consistent
More uniformly distributed