1 2 2 16 3 24 4 17 The sample mean is x = 2.9. (Round to one decimal place as needed.) The sample standard deviation is s = [ (Round to one decimal place as needed.)

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The numbers of courses taught per semester by a random sample of university professors are shown in the histogram. Make a frequency distribution for the data. Then use
the table to estimate the sample mean and the sample standard deviation of the data set.
25-
24
20-
17
16
15
10-
5-
Number of courses taught per semester
f
1
2
16
24
4
17
The sample mean is x = 2.9
(Round to one decimal place as needed.)
The sample standard deviation is s =
(Round to one decimal place as needed.)
Number of professors
Transcribed Image Text:The numbers of courses taught per semester by a random sample of university professors are shown in the histogram. Make a frequency distribution for the data. Then use the table to estimate the sample mean and the sample standard deviation of the data set. 25- 24 20- 17 16 15 10- 5- Number of courses taught per semester f 1 2 16 24 4 17 The sample mean is x = 2.9 (Round to one decimal place as needed.) The sample standard deviation is s = (Round to one decimal place as needed.) Number of professors
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Calculate Mean, Sample Standard deviation (S) from the following grouped data

X Frequency
1 2
2 16
3 24
4 17



Solution:

x
(1)
Frequency (f)
(2)
fx
(3)=(2)×(1)
fx^2=(fx)×(x)
(4)=(3)×(1)
1 2 2 2
2 16 32 64
3 24 72 216
4 17 68 272
--- --- --- ---
  n=59 fx=174 fx^2=554

 

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