Math Problem Statement

A sample of size n = 10 is drawn from a population. The data is shown below: 66.2, 86.8, 69.2, 53.4, 40.6, 86.8, 71.5, 55.4, 61.7. What is the range of this data set? What is the standard deviation of this data set (rounded to 2 decimal places)?

Solution

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The data provided in the problem is:

66.2,86.8,69.2,53.4,40.6,86.8,71.5,55.4,61.766.2, 86.8, 69.2, 53.4, 40.6, 86.8, 71.5, 55.4, 61.7

1. Range Calculation:

The range of a data set is found by subtracting the smallest value from the largest value.

Let's find the maximum and minimum values in this set:

  • Maximum: 86.886.8
  • Minimum: 40.640.6

So, the range is:

Range=MaximumMinimum=86.840.6=46.2\text{Range} = \text{Maximum} - \text{Minimum} = 86.8 - 40.6 = 46.2

2. Standard Deviation Calculation:

For a sample standard deviation, the formula is:

s=1n1i=1n(xixˉ)2s = \sqrt{\frac{1}{n-1} \sum_{i=1}^{n} (x_i - \bar{x})^2}

Where:

  • nn is the number of data points (in this case, 10).
  • xix_i is each individual data point.
  • xˉ\bar{x} is the mean of the data set.

Steps to find the standard deviation:

  1. Find the mean (xˉ\bar{x}): xˉ=66.2+86.8+69.2+53.4+40.6+86.8+71.5+55.4+61.710\bar{x} = \frac{66.2 + 86.8 + 69.2 + 53.4 + 40.6 + 86.8 + 71.5 + 55.4 + 61.7}{10}
  2. Calculate the squared differences between each data point and the mean.
  3. Sum those squared differences.
  4. Divide the sum by n1n-1 (since it’s a sample).
  5. Take the square root of that value.

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Math Problem Analysis

Mathematical Concepts

Statistics
Data Analysis

Formulas

Range = Maximum value - Minimum value
Sample Standard Deviation: s = sqrt((1/(n-1)) * Σ(x_i - mean)^2)

Theorems

Properties of statistical range and variance

Suitable Grade Level

Grades 9-12