Question

Four data sets are shown below. Set 1: {10, 19, 38, 50, 51} Set 2: {5, 21, 26, 39, 51} Set 3: {9, 38, 50, 50, 51} Set 4: {5, 28, 28, 28, 51} Which data set has the largest standard deviation? * Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4

Answer 1

Set 1: {10, 19, 38, 50, 51}

Explanation:

To calculate the standard deviation of a data set, we first find the mean of the data set. The mean is simply the sum of all the values in the data set divided by the number of values. For example, the mean of Set 1 is:

(10+19+38+50+51)/5=33.6

Next, we find the variance of the data set. The variance is the average of the squared differences between each value in the data set and the mean. For example, the variance of Set 1 is:

((10−33.6)^2+(19−33.6)^2+(38−33.6)^2+(50−33.6)^2+(51−33.6)^2)/5=323.84

Finally, we take the square root of the variance to get the standard deviation. For example, the standard deviation of Set 1 is:

`√(323.84)`=17.99

We can repeat this process for each of the four data sets and find that Set 1 has the largest standard deviation.