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Q.Find the variance and standard deviation of: 2,4,6,8,102, 4, 6, 8, 10.

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Mean: xˉ=2+4+6+8+105=305=6\bar{x} = \dfrac{2+4+6+8+10}{5} = \dfrac{30}{5} = 6.

Squared deviations (xi−xˉ)2(x_i - \bar{x})^2:

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(xi−6)2(x_i - 6)^21640416

Sum =16+4+0+4+16=40= 16 + 4 + 0 + 4 + 16 = 40.

Variance:

σ2=∑(xi−xˉ)2n=405=8.\sigma^2 = \frac{\sum (x_i - \bar{x})^2}{n} = \frac{40}{5} = 8.

Standard deviation:

σ=8=22≈2.83.\sigma = \sqrt{8} = 2\sqrt{2} \approx 2.83. …

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