Q. In the data set below, what is the variance?1,1,6,1,3,6If the answer is a decimal, round it to the nearest tenth.variance (σ2): _____
Calculate Mean: Calculate the mean of the data set.Mean = (1+1+6+1+3+6)/6μ=18/6μ=3
Calculate Sum of Squared Differences: Data set: 1,1,6,1,3,6μ=3Calculate the sum of the squared differences from the mean.(1−3)2+(1−3)2+(6−3)2+(1−3)2+(3−3)2+(6−3)2=(−2)2+(−2)2+(3)2+(−2)2+(0)2+(3)2=4+4+9+4+0+9=30
Calculate Variance: We have:Σ(xi−μ)2=30N=6Calculate the variance and round your answer to the nearest tenth.σ2=(Σ(xi−μ)2)/Nσ2=30/6σ2=5Since the result is not a decimal, there is no need to round it.
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