Q. In the data set below, what is the variance?8,7,4,9,7If the answer is a decimal, round it to the nearest tenth.variance (σ2): _____
Calculate Squared Differences: Now, calculate the squared differences from the mean for each data point.(8−7)2+(7−7)2+(4−7)2+(9−7)2+(7−7)2=12+02+(−3)2+22+02=1+0+9+4+0=14
Find Variance: Next, divide the sum of squared differences by the number of data points to find the variance.σ2=NΣ(xi−μ)2σ2=514σ2=2.8
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