UM Tagum College

UM Visayan Campus, Tagum City, Davao del Norte

Telefax No.: (084) 655-9607 | Local 135

MTH 103 – Probability and Statistics

LESSON 5

The length, in seconds, of the thirteen songs on an album are:

128,219,316,189,512,98,155,110,468,177,203,73,252

Calculate the mean absolute deviation, population variance and population standard deviation.

128 -95.0769 95.0769 9039.6213

219 -4.0769 4.0769 16.6213
316 92.9231 92.9231 8634.6982
189 -34.0769 34.0769 1161.2367
512 288.9231 288.9231 83476.5444
98 -125.0769 125.0769 15644.2367
155 -68.0769 68.0769 4634.4675
110 -113.0769 113.0769 12786.3905
468 244.9231 244.9231 59987.3136
177 -46.0769 46.0769 2123.0828
203 -20.0769 20.0769 403.0828
73 -150.0769 150.0769 22523.0828
252 28.9231 28.9231 836.5444
Mean of x: 223.0769 0.0000000 Sum of : 1311.3846 Sum of 221266.9231

∑(| |)
𝑛
1311.3846154
13

Mean Absolute Deviation: 𝟏𝟎𝟎. 𝟖𝟕𝟓𝟕

Population Variance:

∑( 𝜇)
𝜎 =
𝑁
221266.9231
𝜎 =
13

𝝈𝟐 = 𝟏𝟕𝟎𝟐𝟎. 𝟓𝟑𝟐𝟓

Standard Deviation:

∑( 𝜇)
√𝜎 = √
𝑁

√𝜎 = √17020.5325

√𝝈𝟐 = 𝟏𝟑𝟎. 𝟒𝟔𝟐𝟖

Prepared by
VAN RENZO CLARIN
BS Computer Science Undergraduate
 UM Tagum College
UM Visayan Campus, Tagum City, Davao del Norte
Telefax No.: (084) 655-9607 | Local 135

Find the variance and standard deviation of the following scores on an exam:

92, 95, 85, 80, 75, 50

92 12.5 12.5 156.25

95 15.5 15.5 240.25
85 5.5 5.5 30.25
80 0.5 0.5 0.25
75 -4.5 4.5 20.25
50 -29.5 29.5 870.25
Mean of x: 79.5 0.0 Sum of : 68 Sum of 1317.5

Population Variance:

∑( 𝜇)
𝜎 =
𝑁
1317.5
𝜎 =
6

𝝈𝟐 = 𝟐𝟏𝟗. 𝟓𝟖

Standard Deviation:

∑( 𝜇)
√𝜎 = √
𝑁

√𝜎 = √219.58

√𝝈𝟐 = 𝟏𝟒. 𝟖𝟐

Prepared by
VAN RENZO CLARIN
BS Computer Science Undergraduate