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In the data set below, what is the variance?\newline2,4,5,2,9,82, 4, 5, 2, 9, 8\newlineIf the answer is a decimal, round it to the nearest tenth.\newlinevariance (σ2)(\sigma^2): _____

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Q. In the data set below, what is the variance?\newline2,4,5,2,9,82, 4, 5, 2, 9, 8\newlineIf the answer is a decimal, round it to the nearest tenth.\newlinevariance (σ2)(\sigma^2): _____
  1. Calculate Mean: Calculate the mean of the data set.\newlineMean = (2+4+5+2+9+8)/6(2 + 4 + 5 + 2 + 9 + 8)/6\newlineμ=30/6\mu = 30/6\newlineμ=5\mu = 5
  2. Calculate Sum of Squared Deviations: Data set: 2,4,5,2,9,82, 4, 5, 2, 9, 8\newlineμ=5\mu = 5\newlineCalculate the sum of squared deviations from the mean Σ(xiμ)2\Sigma(x_i - \mu)^2.\newline(25)2+(45)2+(55)2+(25)2+(95)2+(85)2(2 - 5)^2 + (4 - 5)^2 + (5 - 5)^2 + (2 - 5)^2 + (9 - 5)^2 + (8 - 5)^2\newline=(3)2+(1)2+(0)2+(3)2+(4)2+(3)2= (-3)^2 + (-1)^2 + (0)^2 + (-3)^2 + (4)^2 + (3)^2\newline=9+1+0+9+16+9= 9 + 1 + 0 + 9 + 16 + 9\newline$= \(44\)
  3. Calculate Variance: We have:\(\newline\)\(\Sigma(x_i - \mu)^2= 44\)\(\newline\)\(N= 6\)\(\newline\)Calculate the variance and round your answer to the nearest tenth.\(\newline\)\(\sigma^2 = (\Sigma(x_i - \mu)^2)/N\)\(\newline\)\(\sigma^2 = 44/6\)\(\newline\)\(\sigma^2 \approx 7.333...\)\(\newline\)Rounded to the nearest tenth: \(\sigma^2 \approx 7.3\)

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