Consider the data set. 2, 5, 6, 7, 9 (a) Find the range. 7 Correct: Your answer is correct. (b) Use the defining formula to compute the sample standard deviation s. (Round your answer to two decimal places.) 2.7 Incorrect: Your answer is incorrect. (c) Use the defining formula to compute the population standard deviation σ. (Round your answer to two decimal places.) -6.23 Incorrect: Your answer is incorrect.

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Answer:

A) 7

B) 2.588

C) 2.3151

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given the following data set:

2, 5, 6, 7, 9

Formula:

[tex]Mean = \displaystyle\frac{\text{Sum of all observations}}{\text{Total number of observation}}[/tex]

Mean = [tex]\displaystyle\frac{29}{5} = 5.8[/tex]

a) Range

= Highest value - Lowest Value = 9 - 2 = 7

b) Sample standard deviation

[tex]\text{Standard Deviation} = \sqrt{\displaystyle\frac{\sum (x_i -\bar{x})^2}{n-1}}[/tex]

where [tex]x_i[/tex] are data points, [tex]\bar{x}[/tex] is the mean and n is the number of observations.

Sum of squares = 14.44 + 0.64 + 0.04 + 1.44 + 10.24 = 26.8

[tex]SS.D = \sqrt{\frac{26.8}{4}} = 2.588[/tex]

c) Population standard deviation

[tex]\text{Standard Deviation} = \sqrt{\displaystyle\frac{\sum (x_i -\bar{x})^2}{n}}[/tex]

where [tex]x_i[/tex] are data points, [tex]\bar{x}[/tex] is the mean and n is the number of observations.

Sum of squares = 14.44 + 0.64 + 0.04 + 1.44 + 10.24 = 26.8

[tex]PS.D = \sqrt{\frac{26.8}{5}} = 2.3151[/tex]