Find sigma for the following data 20 25 30 40 37 23SolutionG
Find sigma for the following data: 20, 25, 30, 40, 37, 23.
Solution
Getting the mean, u,
u = Sum(x) / n
Summing the items, Sum(x) = 175
As n = 6
Thus,
u = 29.16666667
Setting up tables,
x x - u (x - u)^2
20 -9.166666667 84.02777778
25 -4.166666667 17.36111111
30 0.833333333 0.694444444
40 10.83333333 117.3611111
37 7.833333333 61.36111111
23 -6.166666667 38.02777778
Thus, Sum(x - u)^2 = 318.8333333
Thus, as
sigma^2 = Sum(x - u)^2 / n
As n = 6
sigma^2 = 53.13888889
Thus,
sigma = 7.289642576 [ANSWER]
