The mass of a whiffle ball varies, usually between 40 and 50 grams. You decide to gather a random sample of whiffle balls and record the mass of each. Your data is displayed in the table below. (Units are grams.)
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You would like to describe the variability in whiffle ball mass from your sample. You decide to make several calculations describing the "spread" of the data set.
Find the following:
a) range
b) IQR
c) sample variance
d) sample standard deviation
e) Interpret the standard deviation in this context.
| 43.5 | 42.8 | 44 | 47 | 45.3 | 47.7 | 47.6 | 45.4 | 42.1 | 43.2 | 46.4 |
You would like to describe the variability in whiffle ball mass from your sample. You decide to make several calculations describing the "spread" of the data set.
Find the following:
a) range
b) IQR
c) sample variance
d) sample standard deviation
e) Interpret the standard deviation in this context.