{
"query": {
"display": "variance $$82,\\:44,\\:67,\\:52,\\:120$$",
"symbolab_question": "STATISTICS#variance 82,44,67,52,120"
},
"solution": {
"level": "PERFORMED",
"subject": "Statistics",
"topic": "variance",
"subTopic": "Other",
"default": "902"
},
"steps": {
"type": "interim",
"title": "Sample Variance of $$82,\\:44,\\:67,\\:52,\\:120:{\\quad}902$$",
"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, $$\\bar{x}:{\\quad}73$$",
"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:$${\\quad}\\sum_{i=1}^{n}a_{i}=365$$",
"steps": [
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Take the sum of $$82,\\:44,\\:67,\\:52,\\:120$$",
"result": "82+44+67+52+120"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Simplify",
"result": "365"
}
],
"meta": {
"interimType": "Take Sum Of Set Title 0Eq"
}
},
{
"type": "interim",
"title": "Compute the number of terms in the data set:$${\\quad}n=5$$",
"input": "82,\\:44,\\:67,\\:52,\\:120",
"steps": [
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Count the number of terms in the data set",
"result": "\\begin{Bmatrix}82&44&67&52&120\\\\1&2&3&4&5\\end{Bmatrix}"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "The number of terms in the data set is",
"result": "5"
}
],
"meta": {
"interimType": "Compute Number Terms Specific 0Eq",
"gptData": "pG0PljGlka7rWtIVHz2xyoU2cWyPLDgE1QLLHeauuc3K5O+fXcZudMI+14ZU5ZwQp9wy31HdDJRMD4uiaWz07swGDq7iA6052JsaffwjYCAPH6cV8dmqzpETS6G76c46bLMWDFrHTOo2D5n/oMNXp3ql8XXPq6bNQlMm+36iNhmdgIcqpKNB+/Ii+Z22dHUaDM5YpEOnFPH0Xui8+WLUCmGOmXsgz455KIYC+RBszao="
}
},
{
"type": "interim",
"title": "Divide the sum by the number of terms and simplify:$${\\quad}73$$",
"steps": [
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Divide the sum by the number of terms:$${\\quad}\\frac{\\sum_{i=1}^{n}a_{i}}{n}=\\frac{365}{5}$$",
"result": "\\frac{365}{5}"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Simplify",
"result": "73"
}
],
"meta": {
"interimType": "Compute The Average Title 0Eq"
}
},
{
"type": "step",
"result": "=73"
}
],
"meta": {
"interimType": "Arithmetic Mean Top 1Eq"
}
},
{
"type": "interim",
"title": "Compute $$\\sum_{i=1}^n\\left(x_i-\\bar{x}\\right)^2:{\\quad}3608$$",
"steps": [
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Take the sum of $$\\left(82-73\\right)^{2},\\:\\left(44-73\\right)^{2},\\:\\left(67-73\\right)^{2},\\:\\left(52-73\\right)^{2},\\:\\left(120-73\\right)^{2}$$",
"result": "\\left(82-73\\right)^{2}+\\left(44-73\\right)^{2}+\\left(67-73\\right)^{2}+\\left(52-73\\right)^{2}+\\left(120-73\\right)^{2}"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Simplify",
"result": "3608"
}
],
"meta": {
"interimType": "Generic Compute Title 1Eq"
}
},
{
"type": "interim",
"title": "Compute the number of terms in the data set:$${\\quad}n=5$$",
"input": "82,\\:44,\\:67,\\:52,\\:120",
"steps": [
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Count the number of terms in the data set",
"result": "\\begin{Bmatrix}82&44&67&52&120\\\\1&2&3&4&5\\end{Bmatrix}"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "The number of terms in the data set is",
"result": "5"
}
],
"meta": {
"interimType": "Compute Number Terms Specific 0Eq",
"gptData": "pG0PljGlka7rWtIVHz2xyoU2cWyPLDgE1QLLHeauuc3K5O+fXcZudMI+14ZU5ZwQp9wy31HdDJRMD4uiaWz07swGDq7iA6052JsaffwjYCAPH6cV8dmqzpETS6G76c46bLMWDFrHTOo2D5n/oMNXp3ql8XXPq6bNQlMm+36iNhmdgIcqpKNB+/Ii+Z22dHUaDM5YpEOnFPH0Xui8+WLUCmGOmXsgz455KIYC+RBszao="
}
},
{
"type": "interim",
"title": "Compute $$Var\\left(X\\right)=\\sum_{i=1}^{n}\\frac{\\left(x_{i}-\\bar{x}\\right)^2}{n-1}:{\\quad}902$$",
"steps": [
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "$$\\frac{\\sum_{i=1}^n\\left(x_i-\\bar{x}\\right)^2}{n-1}=\\frac{3608}{4}$$",
"result": "\\frac{3608}{4}"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Simplify",
"result": "902"
}
],
"meta": {
"interimType": "Compute The Variance Title 0Eq"
}
},
{
"type": "step",
"result": "902"
}
]
}
}
Solution
variance
Solution
Solution steps
Compute the average,
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Compute the number of terms in the data set:
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Popular Examples
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
What is the variance of 82,44,67,52,120 ?
The variance of 82,44,67,52,120 is 902