Q. In the data set below, what is the variance?1,2,2,7,6,9If the answer is a decimal, round it to the nearest tenth.variance σ2: _____
Calculate Sum of Squared Differences: Now, calculate the sum of the squared differences from the mean for each data point. Σ(xi−μ)2=(1−4.5)2+(2−4.5)2+(2−4.5)2+(7−4.5)2+(6−4.5)2+(9−4.5)2=(−3.5)2+(−2.5)2+(−2.5)2+(2.5)2+(1.5)2+(4.5)2=12.25+6.25+6.25+6.25+2.25+20.25=53.5
Find Variance: Finally, divide the sum of squared differences by the number of data points to find the variance.N=6 (number of data points)σ2=NΣ(xi−μ)2σ2=653.5σ2=8.916666...Round the variance to the nearest tenth.σ2≈8.9
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