one aspect of the beauty of scenic landscape is its variability. The elevations (feet above sea level) of 12 randomly selected towns in the Finger Lakes Regions of Upstate New York are recorded here. 1117, 1360, 1009, 766, 1333, 1306, 577, 1144, 874, 658, 1306, 712.
Find the mean? answer correct to the nearest whole number. Answer 1014???
Find the standard deviation? (Give your answer correct to the nearest whole number).
My responder said to use calculator and book, I did not understand it that is why I posted the question.
You can do it without either. Today I don't have time to check your calculation.
Find the mean first = sum of scores/number of scores
Subtract each of the scores from the mean and square each difference. Find the sum of these squares. Divide that by the number of scores to get variance.
Standard deviation = square root of variance
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To find the mean of a set of numbers, you add up all the numbers and then divide the sum by the total number of numbers in the set.
Let's calculate the mean of the given elevations:
1117 + 1360 + 1009 + 766 + 1333 + 1306 + 577 + 1144 + 874 + 658 + 1306 + 712 = 11896
Next, divide the sum by the total number of numbers in the set, which is 12:
11896 / 12 = 990.67 (rounded to two decimal places)
To round the mean to the nearest whole number, round 990.67 to the nearest whole number, which is 991.
Therefore, the mean of the elevations is 991.
Now, let's calculate the standard deviation. Unfortunately, calculating the standard deviation by hand can be quite complex, so using a calculator or statistical software is recommended. However, I can provide you with the steps below for calculating the standard deviation manually:
1. Find the mean of the data set (which we already calculated as 991).
2. Subtract the mean from each individual data point.
3. Square each of the differences obtained in step 2.
4. Find the mean of the squared differences.
5. Take the square root of the mean obtained in step 4.
Following these steps manually can be mathematically extensive, so it's recommended to use a calculator or statistical software that has built-in functions to calculate the standard deviation.
I hope this helps clarify the process for you!