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In the data set below, what is the variance?\newline6,2,1,3,4,4,16, 2, 1, 3, 4, 4, 1\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?\newline6,2,1,3,4,4,16, 2, 1, 3, 4, 4, 1\newlineIf the answer is a decimal, round it to the nearest tenth.\newlinevariance (σ2)(\sigma^2): _____
  1. Calculate Squared Differences: Now, let's calculate the squared differences from the mean for each data point.\newline(63)2=9(6 - 3)^2 = 9\newline(23)2=1(2 - 3)^2 = 1\newline(13)2=4(1 - 3)^2 = 4\newline(33)2=0(3 - 3)^2 = 0\newline(43)2=1(4 - 3)^2 = 1\newline(43)2=1(4 - 3)^2 = 1\newline(13)2=4(1 - 3)^2 = 4
  2. Sum Up Squared Differences: Next, sum up all the squared differences.\newlineSum = 9+1+4+0+1+1+49 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 4\newlineSum = 2020
  3. Find Variance: Finally, divide the sum of squared differences by the number of data points to find the variance.\newlineVariance σ2\sigma^2 = SumN\frac{\text{Sum}}{N}\newlineVariance σ2\sigma^2 = 207\frac{20}{7}\newlineVariance σ2\sigma^2 2.9\approx 2.9 when rounded to the nearest tenth.

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