In: Statistics and Probability
Find the sample variance and standard deviation. 23, 16, 3, 8, 11
Sample standard deviation = 
Sample variance = 


As per data, sample size = n = 5.
Step
1: Find the sample mean = 
The mean of a data set is the sum of the terms divided by the total number of terms.
Mean=Sum of terms / Number of terms




Step 2: Create the following table.
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| 23 | 10.8 | 116.64 | 
| 16 | 3.8 | 14.44 | 
| 3 | -9.2 | 84.64 | 
| 8 | -4.2 | 17.64 | 
| 11 | -1.2 | 1.44 | 
Step 3: Find the sum of numbers in the last column to get.

Step 4: Calculate sample variance using the below formula.




Step 5: Calculate sample standard deviation
(
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using below formula.



ANS : Sample variance = 58.7 and sample standard deviation = 7.66159