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For the following set of data, find the sample standard deviation, to the nearest thousandth.\newline59,68,40,56,36,70,2059,68,40,56,36,70,20\newline

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Q. For the following set of data, find the sample standard deviation, to the nearest thousandth.\newline59,68,40,56,36,70,2059,68,40,56,36,70,20\newline
  1. Calculate Mean: List the data set and calculate the mean (average).\newlineThe data set is: 59,68,40,56,36,70,2059, 68, 40, 56, 36, 70, 20.\newlineTo find the mean, add all the numbers together and divide by the number of data points.\newlineMean = (59+68+40+56+36+70+20)/7(59 + 68 + 40 + 56 + 36 + 70 + 20) / 7\newlineMean = 349/7349 / 7\newlineMean = 49.85749.857
  2. Calculate Squared Deviations: Subtract the mean from each data point and square the result.\newlineThis will give us the squared deviations from the mean.\newlineSquared deviations:\newline(5949.857)2=83.724(59 - 49.857)^2 = 83.724\newline(6849.857)2=329.724(68 - 49.857)^2 = 329.724\newline(4049.857)2=97.724(40 - 49.857)^2 = 97.724\newline(5649.857)2=37.724(56 - 49.857)^2 = 37.724\newline(3649.857)2=193.724(36 - 49.857)^2 = 193.724\newline(7049.857)2=406.724(70 - 49.857)^2 = 406.724\newline(2049.857)2=889.724(20 - 49.857)^2 = 889.724
  3. Add Squared Deviations: Add all the squared deviations together.\newlineSum of squared deviations = 83.724+329.724+97.724+37.724+193.724+406.724+889.72483.724 + 329.724 + 97.724 + 37.724 + 193.724 + 406.724 + 889.724\newlineSum of squared deviations = 2039.0682039.068
  4. Calculate Variance: Divide the sum of squared deviations by the number of data points minus one to find the variance.\newlineSince we have 77 data points, we subtract 11 to get 66 (n1=71=6n - 1 = 7 - 1 = 6).\newlineVariance = 2039.068/62039.068 / 6\newlineVariance = 339.845339.845
  5. Calculate Standard Deviation: Take the square root of the variance to find the sample standard deviation.\newlineSample standard deviation = 339.845\sqrt{339.845}\newlineSample standard deviation 18.435\approx 18.435 to the nearest thousandth.

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