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The data set on the right represents a sample of the population✔ the population.

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Which formula should be used to calculate the variance? ⇒ C

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sigma^2 = sum(x - mu)^2 / n

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What is the variance? ⇒ 58.5

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32

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What is the standard deviation?

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What is the variance? What is the standard deviation?

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Selection 1:864
Selection 2:29.4
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A contractor records the areas, in square feet, of several houses in a neighborhood to determine data about the neighborhood. Which formula should be used to calculate the standard deviation?

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Why does the formula use “n – 1” in the denominator?

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The data is a sample and is expected to be more dispersed from the mean.
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The data is a sample and is expected to be less dispersed from the mean.
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The data is a population and is expected to be more dispersed from the mean.
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The data is a population and is expected to be less dispersed from the mean.
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Which of the following represents the numerator in the calculation of variance and standard deviation?

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(225)2 + (–425)2 + (–275)2 + (325)2 + (75)2 + (–75)2 = 423,750
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(650)2 + (–150)2 + (–600)2 + (250)2 + (150)2 + (–300)2 = 980,000
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(250)2 + (–400)2 + (–250)2 + (350)2 + (100)2 + (–50)2 = 420,000
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What is the variance? What is the standard deviation, rounded to the nearest whole number?

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Part 1:84000
Part 2:290
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What is the standard deviation, rounded to the nearest whole number?

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The z-score is the number of a data value is away from the .

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Part 1:standard deviations
Part 2:mean
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Using the formula below, calculate the z-score for the listed data points. z-score: zx = x − μ σ z1 = z5 = ⇒ 0.05 z6.5 = ⇒ 0.8

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Part 1:-1.95
⇒ 0.05:(5 - 4.9) / 2
⇒ 0.8:(6.5 - 4.9) / 2
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⇒ 0.05

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⇒ 0.8

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Given that z = –2 and z = –1, which of the following do you know?

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The variance is 10.
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The standard deviation is 30.
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The mean is 80.
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The median is 40.
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The data point x = 20 is 2 standard deviations from the mean.
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The data point x = 50 is 1 standard deviation from the mean.
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The data point x = 45 has a z-value of 1.5.
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The data value x exists in two data sets: A and B. The mean is equal for both data sets. If the standard deviation for set A is greater than the standard deviation for set B, which is true for zx for set A?

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It is equal to zx for set B.
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It is less than zx for set B.
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It is greater than zx for set B.

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