Elementary Statistics: A Step-by-Step Approach with Formula Card 9th Edition

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Chapter 3 - Data Description - 3-2 Measures of Variation - Exercises 3-2 - Page 143: 9

Answer

men: range= 71, variance=446.8, standard deviation=21.1 women: range=80, variance=615.8, standard deviation=24.8 Women's data is more variable.

Work Step by Step

1st number for men, 2nd for women range= 71, 80 (max-min) variance=446.8, 615.8 (use formula of definition) standard deviation=21.1, 24.8 (take square root of variance) The women's set of data is more variable because it has larger range, variance, and standard deviation values.
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