Math Problem Statement
calculate the standard deviation of the following numbers if their mean is 1.22: 1, 1.2, 1 , 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1.5, 1, 1, 1, 1.1, 1.2, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1.3 , 1, 1.4, 1, 1.3, 1, 1.2, 1.5, 1.1, 1, 1, 1, 1.1, 2, 1.2, 1.3, 1.3, 1.2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1.2, 1, 1, 1.5, 1.2, 1, 1, 1, 1.3, 1.1, 1.1, 2, 1, 1.8, 1, 1.2, 1.1, 1, 1, 1, 1.2, 1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.8, 1.9, 1.1, 1.1, 1.1, 1, 2, 1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.1, 1.3, 1.1, 1.1, 1, 1.2, 1, 1.2, 1.2, 2.1, 1.3, 1.1, 1, 1, 1.1, 1.2, 2.2, 2.1.
Solution
To calculate the standard deviation of a set of numbers, given their mean, follow these steps:
- Find the squared deviations: Subtract the mean from each number and square the result.
- Average the squared deviations: This gives the variance.
- Take the square root of the variance: This gives the standard deviation.
Let's calculate the standard deviation for the given numbers, where the mean is :
The formula for the standard deviation is:
Where:
- is the total number of data points.
- is each individual data point.
- is the mean.
Let me calculate that for you.The standard deviation of the given numbers is approximately .
Would you like further details on how this was calculated or have any other questions?
Here are some related questions to explore:
- How does the standard deviation change if the dataset becomes more spread out?
- What is the difference between standard deviation and variance?
- How can you use standard deviation to determine the spread of a dataset?
- How does standard deviation differ in populations vs. samples?
- Why is standard deviation important in fields like finance or science?
Tip: A smaller standard deviation means the data points are closer to the mean, indicating less variability in the dataset.
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Math Problem Analysis
Mathematical Concepts
Statistics
Standard Deviation
Variance
Mean
Formulas
Standard deviation formula: σ = √(1/N ∑(xi - μ)^2)
Variance formula: Variance = (1/N ∑(xi - μ)^2)
Theorems
Basic properties of variance and standard deviation
Suitable Grade Level
Grades 10-12