Standard Deviation and Mean Absolute 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

Four data sets are shown below.
Set 1: {10, 19, 38, 50, 51}
Set 2: {5, 21, 26, 39, 51}
Set 3: {9, 38, 50, 50, 51}
Set 4: {5, 28, 28, 28, 51}
Which data set has the largest standard deviation?

• Set 1

• Set 2

• Set 3

• Set 4

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

What is the standard deviation for the data given:

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

• 6.89

• 10.1

• 7.26

• 9