How do you find the variance and standard deviation of

Jayleen Sanders

Jayleen Sanders

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2022-01-28

How do you find the variance and standard deviation of {2,3,4,6,8,9}?

Answer & Explanation

Anabelle Miller

Anabelle Miller

Beginner2022-01-29Added 12 answers

Explanation:
Variance of a sample is given by the following equation:
σ2=(xx)2n1
It can be rearranged to:
σ2=x2(x)nn1
(x2)=22+32+42+62+82+92=210
(x)=2+3+4+6+8+9=32
n=6
σ2=210(3226)61=11815=7.867
Standard deviation is the square root of variance.
σ=7.8666=2.80475786

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