{
"query": {
"display": "variance $$12,\\:-25,\\:2,\\:3,\\:21,\\:8,\\:10,\\:14,\\:3,\\:18,\\:21$$",
"symbolab_question": "STATISTICS#variance 12,-25,2,3,21,8,10,14,3,18,21"
},
"solution": {
"level": "PERFORMED",
"subject": "Statistics",
"topic": "variance",
"subTopic": "Other",
"default": "166.89090…"
},
"steps": {
"type": "interim",
"title": "Sample Variance of $$12,\\:-25,\\:2,\\:3,\\:21,\\:8,\\:10,\\:14,\\:3,\\:18,\\:21:{\\quad}166.89090…$$",
"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, $$\\bar{x}:{\\quad}7.90909…$$",
"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:$${\\quad}\\sum_{i=1}^{n}a_{i}=87$$",
"steps": [
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Take the sum of $$12,\\:-25,\\:2,\\:3,\\:21,\\:8,\\:10,\\:14,\\:3,\\:18,\\:21$$",
"result": "12-25+2+3+21+8+10+14+3+18+21"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Simplify",
"result": "87"
}
],
"meta": {
"interimType": "Take Sum Of Set Title 0Eq"
}
},
{
"type": "interim",
"title": "Compute the number of terms in the data set:$${\\quad}n=11$$",
"input": "12,\\:-25,\\:2,\\:3,\\:21,\\:8,\\:10,\\:14,\\:3,\\:18,\\:21",
"steps": [
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Count the number of terms in the data set",
"result": "\\begin{Bmatrix}12&-25&2&3&21&8&10&14&3&18&21\\\\1&2&3&4&5&6&7&8&9&10&11\\end{Bmatrix}"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "The number of terms in the data set is",
"result": "11"
}
],
"meta": {
"interimType": "Compute Number Terms Specific 0Eq",
"gptData": "pG0PljGlka7rWtIVHz2xyoU2cWyPLDgE1QLLHeauuc3K5O+fXcZudMI+14ZU5ZwQp9wy31HdDJRMD4uiaWz07swGDq7iA6052JsaffwjYCDXTrsGfo3n+PWlOyV3yR9CaJ5r2bdW/RDx35a1G379dYSL8kGJgW8gGY++IASg5/Cc0UAm97e3ZdFs70jM7AY+HtBxF4YoCq+yXnRYGozDl5B00w6UQ2s6IWYitDhNtoeji/kK9z21uZiIOjEhPZ+e"
}
},
{
"type": "interim",
"title": "Divide the sum by the number of terms and simplify:$${\\quad}7.90909…$$",
"steps": [
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Divide the sum by the number of terms:$${\\quad}\\frac{\\sum_{i=1}^{n}a_{i}}{n}=\\frac{87}{11}$$",
"result": "\\frac{87}{11}"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Simplify",
"result": "7.90909…"
}
],
"meta": {
"interimType": "Compute The Average Title 0Eq"
}
},
{
"type": "step",
"result": "=7.90909…"
}
],
"meta": {
"interimType": "Arithmetic Mean Top 1Eq"
}
},
{
"type": "interim",
"title": "Compute $$\\sum_{i=1}^n\\left(x_i-\\bar{x}\\right)^2:{\\quad}1668.90909…$$",
"steps": [
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Take the sum of $$\\left(12-7.90909…\\right)^{2},\\:\\left(-25-7.90909…\\right)^{2},\\:\\left(2-7.90909…\\right)^{2},\\:\\left(3-7.90909…\\right)^{2},\\:\\left(21-7.90909…\\right)^{2},\\:\\left(8-7.90909…\\right)^{2},\\:\\left(10-7.90909…\\right)^{2},\\:\\left(14-7.90909…\\right)^{2},\\:\\left(3-7.90909…\\right)^{2},\\:\\left(18-7.90909…\\right)^{2},\\:\\left(21-7.90909…\\right)^{2}$$",
"result": "\\left(12-7.90909…\\right)^{2}+\\left(-25-7.90909…\\right)^{2}+\\left(2-7.90909…\\right)^{2}+\\left(3-7.90909…\\right)^{2}+\\left(21-7.90909…\\right)^{2}+\\left(8-7.90909…\\right)^{2}+\\left(10-7.90909…\\right)^{2}+\\left(14-7.90909…\\right)^{2}+\\left(3-7.90909…\\right)^{2}+\\left(18-7.90909…\\right)^{2}+\\left(21-7.90909…\\right)^{2}"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Simplify",
"result": "1668.90909…"
}
],
"meta": {
"interimType": "Generic Compute Title 1Eq"
}
},
{
"type": "interim",
"title": "Compute the number of terms in the data set:$${\\quad}n=11$$",
"input": "12,\\:-25,\\:2,\\:3,\\:21,\\:8,\\:10,\\:14,\\:3,\\:18,\\:21",
"steps": [
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Count the number of terms in the data set",
"result": "\\begin{Bmatrix}12&-25&2&3&21&8&10&14&3&18&21\\\\1&2&3&4&5&6&7&8&9&10&11\\end{Bmatrix}"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "The number of terms in the data set is",
"result": "11"
}
],
"meta": {
"interimType": "Compute Number Terms Specific 0Eq",
"gptData": "pG0PljGlka7rWtIVHz2xyoU2cWyPLDgE1QLLHeauuc3K5O+fXcZudMI+14ZU5ZwQp9wy31HdDJRMD4uiaWz07swGDq7iA6052JsaffwjYCDXTrsGfo3n+PWlOyV3yR9CaJ5r2bdW/RDx35a1G379dYSL8kGJgW8gGY++IASg5/Cc0UAm97e3ZdFs70jM7AY+HtBxF4YoCq+yXnRYGozDl5B00w6UQ2s6IWYitDhNtoeji/kK9z21uZiIOjEhPZ+e"
}
},
{
"type": "interim",
"title": "Compute $$Var\\left(X\\right)=\\sum_{i=1}^{n}\\frac{\\left(x_{i}-\\bar{x}\\right)^2}{n-1}:{\\quad}166.89090…$$",
"steps": [
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "$$\\frac{\\sum_{i=1}^n\\left(x_i-\\bar{x}\\right)^2}{n-1}=\\frac{1668.90909…}{10}$$",
"result": "\\frac{1668.90909…}{10}"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Simplify",
"result": "166.89090…"
}
],
"meta": {
"interimType": "Compute The Variance Title 0Eq"
}
},
{
"type": "step",
"result": "166.89090…"
}
]
}
}
Solution
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Compute the number of terms in the data set:
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
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