Q. In the data set below, what is the variance?4,4,7,2,4,9If the answer is a decimal, round it to the nearest tenth.variance (σ2): _____
Subtract and Square: Now, subtract the mean from each number and square it.(4−5)2+(4−5)2+(7−5)2+(2−5)2+(4−5)2+(9−5)2= (−1)2+(−1)2+(2)2+(−3)2+(−1)2+(4)2= 1+1+4+9+1+16= 32
Calculate Sum: Finally, divide by the number of data points to get the variance.σ2=632σ2=5.333...Round to the nearest tenth.σ2≈5.3
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