In: Statistics and Probability
Imagine there are five students in a class. Their scores on the midterm exam are: 93, 85, 70, 78, and 64. Calculate the mean, the variance and the standard deviation and interpret the meaning of the variance and standard deviation.
Solution:
x | x2 |
93 | 8649 |
85 | 7225 |
70 | 4900 |
78 | 6084 |
64 | 4096 |
x = 390 | x2 = 30954 |
a ) The sample mean is
Mean = (x / n) )
= (93 +85 + 70 + 78 + 64 / 5 )
= 390 / 5
= 15.5
Mean = 15.5
b ) The sample variance is S2
S2 = ( x2 ) - (( x)2 / n ) n -1
= (30954 ( (390 )2 / 5 ) 4
= ( 30954 - 30420 / 4)
= (534 / 4)
= 133.5
The sample variance = 133.5
c ) The sample standard deviation is S = sample variance
= 133.5
= 11.5542
The sample standard deviation is S = 11.5542