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The document provides three examples of calculating variance and standard deviation from sample data. The first two examples show calculations from raw data and grouped frequency data. The third example calculates the variance and standard deviation from grouped data using class midpoints. The variance is calculated as the sum of the squared deviations from the mean divided by the degrees of freedom. The standard deviation is the square root of the variance.

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Ch3 Examples

The document provides three examples of calculating variance and standard deviation from sample data. The first two examples show calculations from raw data and grouped frequency data. The third example calculates the variance and standard deviation from grouped data using class midpoints. The variance is calculated as the sum of the squared deviations from the mean divided by the degrees of freedom. The standard deviation is the square root of the variance.

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Example 1:- X: 2, 5,6,8,9,10,12,13, 10, 7, 5, and 3; the calculated Mean is 7.5, and n =12.

X
2
5
6
8
9
10
12
13
10
7
5
3
90

Xi

(Xi )2

2-7.5
5-7.5
6-7.5
8-7.5
9-7.5
10-7.5
12-7.5
13-7.5
10-7.5
7-7.5
5-7.5
3-7.5
0

30.25
6.25
2.25
0.25
2.25
6.25
20.25
30.25
6.25
0.25
6.25
20.25
131

Thus the Sample Variance is equal to 131 (12-1) = 11.909 and s = 11.909 =3.451.
For grouped data we use this formula:
s2 = n fi(Xi )2/(n-1)
i=1
Example 2:
X
Freq(f)
5
2
7
4
8
7
10
5
12
2
Total
20
= 168 20=8.4

X*f X- (X- )2
f(X- )2
10
-3.4 11.56
23.12
28
-1.4
1.96
7.84
56
-0.4
0.16
1.12
50
1.6
2.56
12.80
24
3.6
12.96
25.92
168
--70.8
2
s = 70.8 (20-1) = 3.726 and s = 3.726 = 1.93.

If you have grouped data with classes, then first find the class midpoints and then the Mean and
then the variance by treating the class midpoints like the X column above, and use the formula
given above. This is done for Example 3 below.
Class Class Midpt (Mi)
3-7
5
7-11
9
11-15
13
15-19
17

Freq
3
10
12
5

Mi*Freq
15
90
156
85

Total

30

346

N/A

= 346 30 = 11.53

Mi -

(Mi - )2

fi(Mi - )2

-6.53
-2.53
1.47
5.47

42.64
6.40
2.16
29.92

127.92
64.0
25.92
149.6

367.44

s2 = 367.44 (30-1) = 12.67 and s = 12.67 = 3.56

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