Mean Absolute Deviation and Standard Deviation

What is the sample standard deviation for the data given:

5, 10, 7, 12, 0, 20, 15, 22, 8, 2

• 6.89

• 10.1

• 7.26

• 9

All of the below sets have the same mean.

Set 1-Standard Deviation=3.1

Set 2-Standard Deviation=4.9

Set 3-Standard Deviation=1.7

Set 4-Standard Deviation=3.2

Which set of data probably has the points closest to the mean?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Which data set has the largest standard deviation?

• Set 1

• Set 2

• Set 3

• Set 4

The list shows the height of 6 basketball players in inches.

73, 77.3, 79.1, 83.2, 80, 77.8

What is the mean absolute deviation of these numbers? (Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.)

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

What is the sample standard deviation for the data given:

{12, 13, 29, 18, 61, 35, 21}

• 293.67

• 15.87

• 17.14

• 41.98

The term "snowstorms of note" applies to all snowfalls over 6 inches. The snowfall amounts for

snowstorms of note in Utica, New York, over a four-year period are as follows: 7.1, 9.2, 8.0, 6.1,

14.4, 8.5, 6.1, 6.8, 7.7, 21.5, 6.7, 9.0, 8.4, 7.0, 11.5, 14.1, 9.5, 8.6

What are the mean and SAMPLE standard deviation for these data, to the nearest hundredth?

• mean = 9.46; standard deviation = 3.74

• mean = 9.46; standard deviation = 3.85

• mean = 9.45; standard deviation = 3.74

• mean = 9.45; standard deviation = 3.85

For a population of five university students with GPAs of 2.5, 2.3, 1.7, 1.4, and 1.1, find the population standard deviation.

• 0.53

• 0.41

• 0.35

• 0.22

Given a variance of 64, what is the standard deviation?

• 8

• 4096

• 0

• 6.8

Which of the following is a measure of variability?

• mean

• median

• mode

• standard deviation

If test scores for a class are: 100, 100, 90, 90, 80, 80, 70, 70, 60, and 60, what are the mean and sample standard deviation?

• mean = 80, stdev = 14.9

• mean = 70, stdev = 14.9

• mean = 80, stdev = 13.9

• mean = 80, stdev = 12.9

• mean = 85, stdev = 14.9