Sixteen smokers whose ages were between 50 and 65 years were randomly selected. Blood samples were taken from them. Their cholesterol levels were determined and are presented below.                                                        181             287             240             256                                                        257             179             209             296                                                        211             231             171             248                                                        189             212             189             187   Compute the following: Sample mean Sample variance Sample standard deviation

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Sixteen smokers whose ages were between 50 and 65 years were randomly selected. Blood samples were taken from them. Their cholesterol levels were determined and are presented below.

                                                       181             287             240             256

                                                       257             179             209             296

                                                       211             231             171             248

                                                       189             212             189             187

 

Compute the following:

  1. Sample mean
  2. Sample variance
  3. Sample standard deviation
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