The Following Data Represent the Number of Children in a Sample

question 153

Essay

The following data represent the number of children in a sample of 10 families from a certain community: 4,2,1,1,5,3,0,1,0,and 2.
a.Compute the range.
b.Compute the variance.
c.Compute the standard deviation.
d.Compute the coefficient of variation.
e.Explain why in this case range > variance > standard deviation > coefficient of variation.

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Definitions:

Little Albert

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