Question

76,45,64, 80, 92
Calculate the sample standard deviation

Answer 1

15.94490514

Explanation:

First, work out the average, or arithmetic mean, of the numbers:

Count: 5(How many numbers)

Sum: 357(All the numbers added up)

Mean: 71.4(Arithmetic mean = Sum / Count)

Then, take each number, subtract the mean and square the result:

Differences:

4.6, -26.4, -7.4, 8.6, 20.6

(Every Number minus Mean)

Differences^2:

21.16, 696.96, 54.76, 73.96, 424.36

(Square of each difference)

Now calculate the Variance:

Sum of Differences2:1271.2(Add up the Squared Differences)

Variance:254.24(Sum of Differences2 / Count)

Lastly, take the square root of the Variance:

Standard Deviation:15.94490514 (The square root of the Variance)