CK-12 Probability and Statistics - Advanced

(Marvins-Underground-K-12) #1

1.4. Measures of Spread http://www.ck12.org


TABLE1.10:


Year Rainfall (inches) Deviation Squared Deviations
1998 90
1999 56
2000 60
2001 59
2002 74
2003 76
2004 81
2005 91
2006 47
2007 59
Sum→

Variance:


Standard Deviation:


Use the Galapagos Tortoise data below to answer questions 2 and 3.


TABLE1.11:


Island or Volcano Number of Individuals Repatriated
Wolf 40
Darwin 0
Alcedo 0
Sierra Negra 286
Cerro Azul 357
Santa Cruz 210
Española 1293
San Cristóbal 55
Santiago 498
Pinzón 552
Pinta 0


  1. Calculate the Range and the IQR for this data.

  2. Calculate the standard deviation for this data.

  3. Ifσ^2 =9, then the population standard deviation is:


a. 3
b. 8
c. 9
d. 81


  1. Which data set has thelargeststandard deviation?


a. 10 10 10 10 10
b. 0 0 10 10 10
c. 0 9 10 11 20
d. 20 20 20 20 20
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