ANTHRO 222, Human Biodiversity Practice calculating variance and associated statistics

Problems. Solve the following problems; within each labelled blank space provided below, place
the correct numeric value (0.5 point for each correct answer x 12 = 6 points)

Calculate the mean, deviations, squared deviations, variance, SD and SE for the following; show the
formula for variance, SD and SE in the first problem:

Formulas:

∑(X − μ)2 SD = σ = √VAR = √σ2 SD σ

VAR = σ = 2 SE = =
n−1 √n √n

Problem 1
2
x (x - Mean) (x – Mean)
i Mean i i Variance SD SE

5 7 -2 4 11.5 3.39 1.69

3 -4 16

8 1 1

12 5 25

Problem 2
2
x
Mean
(x - Mean) (x – Mean) Variance SD SE
i i i

23 20 3 9 24.5 4.95 2.475

25 5 25

20 0 0

12 -8 64

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Problem 3
2
x
Mean
(x - Mean) (x – Mean) Variance SD SE
i i i

4 6 -2 4 19.5 4.41 2.20

6 0 0

1 -5 25

13 7 49

Problem 4
2
x Mean (x - Mean) (x – Mean) Variance SD SE
i i i

21 13 8 64 42.5 6.52 3.26

4 -9 81

17 4 16

10 -3 9

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Problem 5
2
x
Mean
(x - Mean) (x – Mean) Variance SD SE
i i i

143 157 -14 196 48 6.92 2.62

167 10 100

156 -1 1

154 -3 9

159 2 4

158 1 1

162 5 25