Listed below are the top 10 annual salaries​ (in millions of​ dollars) of TV personalities. Find the​ range, variance, and standard deviation for the sample data. Given that these are the top 10​ salaries, do we know anything about the variation of salaries of TV personalities in​ general? 40      39      37      30      18      17      16      15      14.9      13.6 The range of the sample data is ​$nothing million. ​(Type an integer or a​ decimal.) The variance of the sample data is nothing. ​(Round to two decimal places as​ needed.) The standard deviation of the sample data is ​$nothing million. ​(Round to two decimal places as​ needed.) Is the standard deviation of the sample a good estimate of the variation of salaries of TV personalities in​ general? A. ​No, because the sample is not representative of the whole population. B. ​Yes, because the sample is random. C. ​No, because there is an outlier in the sample data. D. ​Yes, because the standard deviation is an unbiased estimator.

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Listed below are the top 10 annual salaries​ (in millions of​ dollars) of TV personalities. Find the​ range, variance, and standard deviation for the sample data. Given that these are the top 10​ salaries, do we know anything about the variation of salaries of TV personalities in​ general?
 
40     
39     
37     
30     
18     
17     
16     
15     
14.9     
13.6
 
The range of the sample data is
​$nothing
million. ​(Type an integer or a​ decimal.)
The variance of the sample data is
nothing.
​(Round to two decimal places as​ needed.)
The standard deviation of the sample data is
​$nothing
million.
​(Round to two decimal places as​ needed.)
Is the standard deviation of the sample a good estimate of the variation of salaries of TV personalities in​ general?
 
 
A.
​No, because the sample is not representative of the whole population.
 
B.
​Yes, because the sample is random.
 
C.
​No, because there is an outlier in the sample data.
 
D.
​Yes, because the standard deviation is an unbiased estimator.
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