Determine the whole number standard deviations that includes all data values. The mean price of the books is $23. 58, the standard deviation is $3.12. $25.95, $18.00, $27.95, $19.00, $24.00, $25.95, $26.95, $22.00, $23.00, $23.00.
All values fall within___standard deviations of the mean
2 standard deviations
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The standard deviation is $3.12. To determine how many standard deviations away a data value is from the mean, we calculate the difference between the data value and the mean, and then divide that difference by the standard deviation.
For each data value:
1. $25.95: (25.95 - 23.58) / 3.12 ≈ 0.76 standard deviations away from the mean
2. $18.00: (18.00 - 23.58) / 3.12 ≈ -1.78 standard deviations away from the mean
3. $27.95: (27.95 - 23.58) / 3.12 ≈ 1.39 standard deviations away from the mean
4. $19.00: (19.00 - 23.58) / 3.12 ≈ -1.46 standard deviations away from the mean
5. $24.00: (24.00 - 23.58) / 3.12 ≈ 0.13 standard deviations away from the mean
6. $25.95: (25.95 - 23.58) / 3.12 ≈ 0.76 standard deviations away from the mean
7. $26.95: (26.95 - 23.58) / 3.12 ≈ 1.08 standard deviations away from the mean
8. $22.00: (22.00 - 23.58) / 3.12 ≈ -0.50 standard deviations away from the mean
9. $23.00: (23.00 - 23.58) / 3.12 ≈ -0.19 standard deviations away from the mean
10. $23.00: (23.00 - 23.58) / 3.12 ≈ -0.19 standard deviations away from the mean
The data values range from about -1.78 to 1.39 standard deviations away from the mean. Therefore, all values fall within approximately 1.78 standard deviations of the mean. Thank you for bringing that to my attention.
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My apologies for the oversight. Let's calculate the correct number of standard deviations.
Given data values:
$25.95, $18.00, $27.95, $19.00, $24.00, $25.95, $26.95, $22.00, $23.00, $23.00
The mean price is $23.58 and the standard deviation is $3.12.
To find the maximum distance in terms of standard deviations from the mean, we look at the data points that are farthest from the mean:
- Maximum data value: $27.95
- Minimum data value: $18.00
The distance between the maximum data value and the mean in terms of standard deviations is (27.95 - 23.58) / 3.12 ≈ 1.39 standard deviations.
The distance between the minimum data value and the mean in terms of standard deviations is (23.58 - 18.00) / 3.12 ≈ 1.79 standard deviations.
Therefore, all data values fall within approximately 1.79 standard deviations of the mean. Thank you for your patience.