Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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Chapter 3 - Section 3.2 - Assess Your Understanding - Vocabulary and Skill Building - Page 151: 6

Answer

The variance: $s^2=100$ The standard deviation: $s=10$

Work Step by Step

At first, let's evaluate the sample mean: $x̅=\frac{83+65+91+87+84}{5}=82$ Now, the variance: $s^2=\frac{Σ(x_i-x̅^2)}{n-1}=\frac{(83-82)^2+(65-82)^2+(91-82)^2+(87-82)^2+(84-82)^2}{5-1}=\frac{1+289+81+25+4}{4}=100$ The standard deviation: $s=\sqrt {400}=10$
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