Use the Given Set of Points to Compute the Sum $\sum ( x - \bar { x } ) ^ { 2 }$

question 83

Multiple Choice

Use the given set of points to compute the sum of squares for x , $\sum ( x - \bar { x } ) ^ { 2 }$
$\begin{array} { c | c c c c c c c c } x & 5 & 9 & 10 & 7 & 7 & 10 & 6 & 8 \\\hline y & 16 & 22 & 27 & 20 & 21 & 22 & 20 & 21\end{array}$

• A) 10.1596
• B) 23.5000
• C) 1.4149
• D) 1.7238

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