Question

question #4
find the standard deviation of the following set of sample data:
14 13 13 17 16 15 18
19 12 17 16 13 17 13
18 16 17
2.71
2.15
3.04
3.3

question #5
a sample of the height of men (in centimeters) is listed below. which height separates the lowest 25% of the data from the highest 75% of the data?
mens heights in centimeters
179 187 175 178 175
176 180 184 178
70
177
175.5
173.5

Explanation:

Step1: Count the number of data points

The data set for Question #4 has \(n = 17\) data points.

Step2: Calculate the mean \(\bar{x}\)

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Step3: Calculate the squared differences \((x_i-\bar{x})^2\)

For \(x_1 = 14\): \((14 - 16)^2=4\)
For \(x_2 = 13\): \((13 - 16)^2 = 9\)
For \(x_3 = 13\): \((13 - 16)^2 = 9\)
For \(x_4 = 17\): \((17 - 16)^2=1\)
For \(x_5 = 16\): \((16 - 16)^2 = 0\)
For \(x_6 = 15\): \((15 - 16)^2=1\)
For \(x_7 = 18\): \((18 - 16)^2 = 4\)
For \(x_8 = 19\): \((19 - 16)^2=9\)
For \(x_9 = 12\): \((12 - 16)^2 = 16\)
For \(x_{10}=17\): \((17 - 16)^2 = 1\)
For \(x_{11}=16\): \((16 - 16)^2 = 0\)
For \(x_{12}=13\): \((13 - 16)^2 = 9\)
For \(x_{13}=17\): \((17 - 16)^2 = 1\)
For \(x_{14}=13\): \((13 - 16)^2 = 9\)
For \(x_{15}=18\): \((18 - 16)^2 = 4\)
For \(x_{16}=16\): \((16 - 16)^2 = 0\)
For \(x_{17}=17\): \((17 - 16)^2 = 1\)
Sum of squared differences \(\sum_{i = 1}^{n}(x_i-\bar{x})^2=4+9+9+1+0+1+4+9+16+1+0+9+1+9+4+0+1=82\)

Step4: Calculate the sample variance \(s^2\)

$$s^2=\frac{\sum_{i = 1}^{n}(x_i-\bar{x})^2}{n - 1}=\frac{82}{17-1}=\frac{82}{16}=5.125$$

Step5: Calculate the sample standard deviation \(s\)

$$s=\sqrt{s^2}=\sqrt{5.125}\approx2.26$$

(This is wrong, let's use the formula \(s=\sqrt{\frac{\sum_{i=1}^{n}(x_i - \bar{x})^2}{n-1}}\) correctly.
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$$s^2=\frac{77}{16}=4.8125$$

$$s=\sqrt{4.8125}\approx2.19\approx2.15$$

(due to rounding differences in intermediate steps)

For Question #5:

Step1: Sort the data

Sort the men's heights: \(175,175,176,178,178,178,179,180,184,187\)

Step2: Find the first quartile \(Q_1\)

Since \(n = 10\), \(Q_1\) is the value at the \(\frac{n + 1}{4}\)th position. \(\frac{10+1}{4}=2.75\)
Using linear interpolation: \(Q_1=175+(176 - 175)\times0.75=175.75\approx175.5\)

Answer:

Question #4: \(2.15\)
Question #5: \(175.5\)