{
"query": {
"display": "variance $$0,\\:4,\\:2,\\:8,\\:2,\\:3,\\:1,\\:0,\\:5,\\:7$$",
"symbolab_question": "STATISTICS#variance 0,4,2,8,2,3,1,0,5,7"
},
"solution": {
"level": "PERFORMED",
"subject": "Statistics",
"topic": "variance",
"subTopic": "Other",
"default": "7.73333…"
},
"steps": {
"type": "interim",
"title": "Sample Variance of $$0,\\:4,\\:2,\\:8,\\:2,\\:3,\\:1,\\:0,\\:5,\\:7:{\\quad}7.73333…$$",
"steps": [
{
"type": "definition",
"title": "Sample Variance",
"text": "The sample variance measures how much the data is spread out in the sample.<br/>For a data set $$x_{1},\\:\\ldots\\:,\\:x_{n}$$ (n elements) with an average $$\\bar{x}$$, $$Var\\left(X\\right)=\\sum_{i=1}^{n}\\frac{\\left(x_{i}-\\bar{x}\\right)^2}{n-1}$$"
},
{
"type": "interim",
"title": "Compute the average, $$\\bar{x}:{\\quad}3.2$$",
"steps": [
{
"type": "definition",
"title": "Arithmetic Mean",
"text": "The arithemtic mean (average) is the sum of the values in the set divided by the number of elements in that set.<br/>If our data set contains the values $$a_{1},\\:\\ldots\\:,\\:a_{n}$$ (n elements) then the average$$=\\frac{1}{n}\\sum_{i=1}^{n}a_{i}\\:$$"
},
{
"type": "interim",
"title": "Compute the sum of the data set:$${\\quad}\\sum_{i=1}^{n}a_{i}=32$$",
"steps": [
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Take the sum of $$0,\\:4,\\:2,\\:8,\\:2,\\:3,\\:1,\\:0,\\:5,\\:7$$",
"result": "0+4+2+8+2+3+1+0+5+7"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Simplify",
"result": "32"
}
],
"meta": {
"interimType": "Take Sum Of Set Title 0Eq"
}
},
{
"type": "interim",
"title": "Compute the number of terms in the data set:$${\\quad}n=10$$",
"input": "0,\\:4,\\:2,\\:8,\\:2,\\:3,\\:1,\\:0,\\:5,\\:7",
"steps": [
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Count the number of terms in the data set",
"result": "\\begin{Bmatrix}0&4&2&8&2&3&1&0&5&7\\\\1&2&3&4&5&6&7&8&9&10\\end{Bmatrix}"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "The number of terms in the data set is",
"result": "10"
}
],
"meta": {
"interimType": "Compute Number Terms Specific 0Eq",
"gptData": "pG0PljGlka7rWtIVHz2xyoU2cWyPLDgE1QLLHeauuc3K5O+fXcZudMI+14ZU5ZwQp9wy31HdDJRMD4uiaWz07swGDq7iA6052JsaffwjYCAqhyZSij6Y+Y15pb74n8MY6+9pYHSoyiRUFMD+vwcWZO9sGZu5A1MXROmEpnxG69p8Kc4dHKiaZXtUIPOGIntk8DHUbcdO0jo6qYvJ8S6ga+eZum20Vj8ULi7vwcxTxmeJqVxX90jlMfh9fKn6dzC4"
}
},
{
"type": "interim",
"title": "Divide the sum by the number of terms and simplify:$${\\quad}3.2$$",
"steps": [
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Divide the sum by the number of terms:$${\\quad}\\frac{\\sum_{i=1}^{n}a_{i}}{n}=\\frac{32}{10}$$",
"result": "\\frac{32}{10}"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Simplify",
"result": "3.2"
}
],
"meta": {
"interimType": "Compute The Average Title 0Eq"
}
},
{
"type": "step",
"result": "=3.2"
}
],
"meta": {
"interimType": "Arithmetic Mean Top 1Eq"
}
},
{
"type": "interim",
"title": "Compute $$\\sum_{i=1}^n\\left(x_i-\\bar{x}\\right)^2:{\\quad}69.6$$",
"steps": [
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Take the sum of $$\\left(0-3.2\\right)^{2},\\:\\left(4-3.2\\right)^{2},\\:\\left(2-3.2\\right)^{2},\\:\\left(8-3.2\\right)^{2},\\:\\left(2-3.2\\right)^{2},\\:\\left(3-3.2\\right)^{2},\\:\\left(1-3.2\\right)^{2},\\:\\left(0-3.2\\right)^{2},\\:\\left(5-3.2\\right)^{2},\\:\\left(7-3.2\\right)^{2}$$",
"result": "\\left(0-3.2\\right)^{2}+\\left(4-3.2\\right)^{2}+\\left(2-3.2\\right)^{2}+\\left(8-3.2\\right)^{2}+\\left(2-3.2\\right)^{2}+\\left(3-3.2\\right)^{2}+\\left(1-3.2\\right)^{2}+\\left(0-3.2\\right)^{2}+\\left(5-3.2\\right)^{2}+\\left(7-3.2\\right)^{2}"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Simplify",
"result": "69.6"
}
],
"meta": {
"interimType": "Generic Compute Title 1Eq"
}
},
{
"type": "interim",
"title": "Compute the number of terms in the data set:$${\\quad}n=10$$",
"input": "0,\\:4,\\:2,\\:8,\\:2,\\:3,\\:1,\\:0,\\:5,\\:7",
"steps": [
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Count the number of terms in the data set",
"result": "\\begin{Bmatrix}0&4&2&8&2&3&1&0&5&7\\\\1&2&3&4&5&6&7&8&9&10\\end{Bmatrix}"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "The number of terms in the data set is",
"result": "10"
}
],
"meta": {
"interimType": "Compute Number Terms Specific 0Eq",
"gptData": "pG0PljGlka7rWtIVHz2xyoU2cWyPLDgE1QLLHeauuc3K5O+fXcZudMI+14ZU5ZwQp9wy31HdDJRMD4uiaWz07swGDq7iA6052JsaffwjYCAqhyZSij6Y+Y15pb74n8MY6+9pYHSoyiRUFMD+vwcWZO9sGZu5A1MXROmEpnxG69p8Kc4dHKiaZXtUIPOGIntk8DHUbcdO0jo6qYvJ8S6ga+eZum20Vj8ULi7vwcxTxmeJqVxX90jlMfh9fKn6dzC4"
}
},
{
"type": "interim",
"title": "Compute $$Var\\left(X\\right)=\\sum_{i=1}^{n}\\frac{\\left(x_{i}-\\bar{x}\\right)^2}{n-1}:{\\quad}7.73333…$$",
"steps": [
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "$$\\frac{\\sum_{i=1}^n\\left(x_i-\\bar{x}\\right)^2}{n-1}=\\frac{69.6}{9}$$",
"result": "\\frac{69.6}{9}"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Simplify",
"result": "7.73333…"
}
],
"meta": {
"interimType": "Compute The Variance Title 0Eq"
}
},
{
"type": "step",
"result": "7.73333…"
}
]
}
}
Solution
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
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