Compute the Population Variance of These Data: 16, 18, 23

question 54

Multiple Choice

Compute the population variance of these data: 16, 18, 23, 21, 17, 16, 24, 23, 9, 17, 11, 16, 22, 10, 15, 14.

• A) 21.9
• B) 3.87
• C) 20.5
• D) 17.0
• E) 3.625

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