Standard deviation
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Formula to find mean of a set of data | |
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Ungrouped Data: | \(\bar{x} = \frac{\sum x}{n}\) |
Grouped Data: | \(\frac{\sum fx}{\sum f}\) |
Formula to find standard deviation \(\sqrt{\frac{\sum x^2}{n} - \bar{x}^2} \quad \text{or} \quad \sqrt{\frac{\sum(x - \bar{x})^2}{n}}\) |
Example:
Find the mean and standard deviation for the following set of data.
\(2 \qquad 3 \qquad 3 \qquad 4 \qquad 6 \qquad 7 \qquad 8 \qquad 9 \qquad 9\)
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