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For the following set of data, find the number of data within 1 population standarddeviation of the mean.63. 69.58, 69, 70, 58, 68Value forcon

For the following set of data, find the number of data within 1 population standarddeviation-example-1
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Number of data that lie within 1 standard deviation of the mean = 4

Step-by-step explanation

To answer this, we need to find the mean and the standard deviation of this distribution first.

The mean is the average of the distribution. It is obtained mathematically as the sum of variables divided by the number of variables.

Mean = (Σx)/N

x = each variable

Σx = Sum of the variables

N = number of variables

Σx = 63 + 69 + 58 + 69 + 70 + 58 + 68 = 455

N = 7

Mean = (Σx)/N

Mean = (455/7) = 65

Standard deviation = σ = √[Σ(x - xbar)²/N]

x = each variable

xbar = mean

N = number of variables

Σ(x - xbar)² = (63 - 65)² + (69 - 65)² + (58 - 65)² + (69 - 65)² + (70 - 65)² + (58 - 65)² + (68 - 65)²

Σ(x - xbar)² = (-2)² + (4)² + (-7)² + (4)² + (5)² + (-7)² + (3)²

Σ(x - xbar)² = 4 + 16 + 49 + 16 + 25 + 49 + 9 = 168

N = 7

Standard deviation = σ = √[168/7] = √(24) = 4.90

To now find the data that lie within 1 standard deviation of the mean, we need to find the range that is within 1 standard deviation of the mean first.

Mean = 65

Standard deviation = 4.90

Lower limit = Mean - Standard deviation = 65 - 4.90 = 60.1

Upper limit = Mean + Standard deviation = 65 + 4.90 = 69.9

So, the range that is within 1 standard deviation of the mean = 60.1 to 69.9

The data that lie in this range include {63, 69, 69, 68}

Number of data that lie within 1 standard deviation of the mean = 4

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