Statistics for the Life Sciences (5th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32198-958-9
ISBN 13: 978-0-32198-958-1

Chapter 2 - Description of Sample and Populations - Exercises 2.6.1 - 2.6.17 - Page 66: 2.6.4

Answer

Mean: $y ̅ =33.1~lb$ Standard deviation: $y ̃=3.44~lb$

Work Step by Step

$y ̅ =\frac{∑y_i}{n}=\frac{35.1+30.6+36.9+29.8}{4}=\frac{132.4}{4}=33.1$ $s=\sqrt {\frac{∑(y_i-y ̅ )^2}{n-1}}=\sqrt {\frac{(35.1-33.1)^2+(30.6-33.1)^2+(36.9-33.1)^2+(29.8-33.1)^2}{4-1}}=3.44$
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