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April 1, 2023 by ktangen

Practice Dispersion

Range, Sun of Squares, Variance & Stdev

Item 1

Calculate the range of the following scores:

19
15
8
5
5
2

High Score _____
Low Score _____
Range _____

 

Item 2

Calculate the range and SS of the following scores:

11
9
8
7
5
7

High Score _____
Low Score _____
SumX             _____
SumX2 _____
(SumX)2 _____
N               _____
SS              _____
variance    _____

 

Item 3

Calculate the variance of the following population:

18
9
7
5
4
2

SumX           _____
SumX2 _____
(SumX)2 _____
N                 _____
SS                _____
variance      _____

 

Item 4

Calculate the SS, variance and stdev of the following population:

3
18
9
6
10
6
4

SumX             _____
SumX2 _____
(SumX)2 _____
N               _____
SS              _____
variance      _____

 

Item 5

Calculate the range, SS, variance and stdev of the following sample:

12
3
9
5
5
5
7
11
14
– 1

Range     _____
N            _____
SS          _____
variance  _____

 

Item 6

Calculate the SS of the following scores:

2
2
2
5
5
5
7

SS =

 

Item 7

Calculate the range and SS of the following scores:

2
5
7
3
3
13
19
4

range =
SS =

 

Item 8

Calculate the SS and stdev. of the following population scores:

11
10
12
2
4
7

SS =
variance =

 

Item 9

Calculate the stdev. of the following population:

14
3
5
8
6
9

stdev. =

 

Item 10

Calculate the SS of the following sample:

5
7
7
6
3
2

SS =

ANSWERS

Item 1

Calculate the range of the following scores:

19
15
8
5
5
2

High Score 19
Low Score    2
Range        17

 

Item 2

Calculate the range and SS of the following scores:

11
9
8
7
5
7

High Score      11
Low Score         5
SumX              47
SumX2          389
(SumX)2      2209
N                      6
SS              20.83
variance    3.47 (if a population) or 4.17 (if a sample)

 

Item 3

Calculate the variance of the following population:

18
9
7
5
4
2

SumX              45
SumX2          499
(SumX)2      2025
N                      6
SS                 161.50
variance         26.92

 

Item 4

Calculate the SS, variance and stdev of the following population:

3
18
9
6
10
6
4

SumX                56
SumX2            602
(SumX)2            3136
N                       7
SS                  154
variance           22
stdev                 4.69

 

Item 5

Calculate the range, SS, variance and stdev of the following sample:

12
3
9
5
5
5
7
11
14
– 1

Range     15
N            10
SS          186
variance  20.67 (it is a sample, so it is Sum of Squares divided by N-1)
The standard deviation would be 4.55

 

 

Item 6

Calculate the SS of the following scores:

2
2
2
5
5
5
7

SS = 24

 

Item 7

Calculate the range and SS of the following scores:

2
5
7
3
3
13
19
4

range = 17
SS = 250

 

Item 8

Calculate the SS and stdev of the following population scores:

11
10
12
2
4
7

SS = 81.33
variance = 13.56

 

Item 9

Calculate the stdev. of the following population:

14
3
5
8
6
9

SumX = 45
SS = 73.50
variance = 12.25
stdev. = 3.50

 

Item 10

Calculate the SS of the following sample:

5
7
7
6
3
2

SS = 22.00

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