Suppose the value of Young's modulus (GPa) was determined for cast plates consisting of certain intermetallic substrates, resulting in the following sample observations. 116.8 115.5 114.9 115.2 115.9 (a) Calculate x (in GPa). GPa Calculate the deviations from the mean. x deviation 116.8 115.5 114.9 115.2 115.9 (b) Use the deviations calculated in part (a) to obtain the sample variance (in GPa²). s² = GPa² Use the deviations calculated in part (a) to obtain the sample standard deviation (in GPa). (Round your answer to three decimal places.) S = GPa (c) Calculate s² (in GPa²) by using the computational formula for the numerator S GPa² xx' (d) Subtract 100 from each observation to obtain a sample of transformed values. Now calculate the sample variance (in GPa²) of these transformed values. GPa² Compare it to s² for the original data. ○ The variance in part (d) is greater than the variance in part (b). ○ The variance in part (d) is equal to the variance in part (b). ○ The variance in part (d) is smaller than the variance in part (b).

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Suppose the value of Young's modulus (GPa) was determined for cast plates consisting of certain intermetallic substrates, resulting in the following sample observations.
116.8 115.5 114.9 115.2 115.9
(a) Calculate x (in GPa).
GPa
Calculate the deviations from the mean.
x
deviation
116.8
115.5
114.9
115.2
115.9
(b) Use the deviations calculated in part (a) to obtain the sample variance (in GPa²).
s²
=
GPa²
Use the deviations calculated in part (a) to obtain the sample standard deviation (in GPa). (Round your answer to three decimal places.)
S =
GPa
(c) Calculate s² (in GPa²) by using the computational formula for the numerator S
GPa²
xx'
(d) Subtract 100 from each observation to obtain a sample of transformed values. Now calculate the sample variance (in GPa²) of these transformed values.
GPa²
Compare it to s² for the original data.
○ The variance in part (d) is greater than the variance in part (b).
○ The variance in part (d) is equal to the variance in part (b).
○ The variance in part (d) is smaller than the variance in part (b).
Transcribed Image Text:Suppose the value of Young's modulus (GPa) was determined for cast plates consisting of certain intermetallic substrates, resulting in the following sample observations. 116.8 115.5 114.9 115.2 115.9 (a) Calculate x (in GPa). GPa Calculate the deviations from the mean. x deviation 116.8 115.5 114.9 115.2 115.9 (b) Use the deviations calculated in part (a) to obtain the sample variance (in GPa²). s² = GPa² Use the deviations calculated in part (a) to obtain the sample standard deviation (in GPa). (Round your answer to three decimal places.) S = GPa (c) Calculate s² (in GPa²) by using the computational formula for the numerator S GPa² xx' (d) Subtract 100 from each observation to obtain a sample of transformed values. Now calculate the sample variance (in GPa²) of these transformed values. GPa² Compare it to s² for the original data. ○ The variance in part (d) is greater than the variance in part (b). ○ The variance in part (d) is equal to the variance in part (b). ○ The variance in part (d) is smaller than the variance in part (b).
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