Consider the following sample data.       Sample A: 10, 17, 24 Sample B: 68, 75, 82 Sample C: 1,035; 1,042; 1,049     (a) Find the mean and standard deviation for each sample.     Sample A: Sample B: Sample C: Mean       Sample Standard Deviation           (b) What does this exercise show about the standard deviation?   The idea is to illustrate that the standard deviation is not a function of the value of the mean. The idea is to illustrate that the standard deviation is a function of the value of the mean.

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Consider the following sample data.
 

   
Sample A: 10, 17, 24
Sample B: 68, 75, 82
Sample C: 1,035; 1,042; 1,049
 

 
(a) Find the mean and standard deviation for each sample.
 

  Sample A: Sample B: Sample C:
Mean      
Sample Standard Deviation      
 

 
(b) What does this exercise show about the standard deviation?
 

  • The idea is to illustrate that the standard deviation is not a function of the value of the mean.
  • The idea is to illustrate that the standard deviation is a function of the value of the mean.

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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