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AW75
Calcite | Level 5

Hi Team, 

Wondering if you could help me please 

 

within the online course section  Measures of Variability the below result is 68.87 but when I calculate i get 69.87 

 

1 / (16-1) * [(93-78)2 + (89-78)2 + (88-78)2 + (84-78)2 + (83-78)2 + (82-78)2 + (79-78)2 + (78-78)2 + (78-78)2 + (77-78)2 + (74-78)2 + (73-78)2 + (72-78)2 + (68-78)2 + (67-78)2 + (63-78)2] = 68.87

 

Could you confirm which is correct and why 

 

Thanks,

 

AW75

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Damien_Mather
Lapis Lazuli | Level 10

Must be a typo in the course notes..

 

When I use trusty SAS to do the calculation I get

 


data x;
infile cards;
input x;
cards;
93
89
88
84
83
82
79
78
78
77
74
73
72
68
67
63
;
proc means data=WORK.X chartype var vardef=df ;
	var x;
run;
Analysis Variable : x
Variance
69.8666667

 

also.

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Damien_Mather
Lapis Lazuli | Level 10

Must be a typo in the course notes..

 

When I use trusty SAS to do the calculation I get

 


data x;
infile cards;
input x;
cards;
93
89
88
84
83
82
79
78
78
77
74
73
72
68
67
63
;
proc means data=WORK.X chartype var vardef=df ;
	var x;
run;
Analysis Variable : x
Variance
69.8666667

 

also.

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