Exercises for Question Type 5: Given a data set, finding the value of the standard deviation, variance and IQR - IB
IB Mathematics Applications & Interpretation Question Type 5: Given a Data Set, Finding the Value of the Standard Deviation, Variance and IQR Exercises
What proportion of observations in x={2,3,6,7,4,13,19,32,14,23,7,8,12,13} lie within one population standard deviation of the mean?
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Question 2
Skill question
Identify any outliers in x={2,3,6,7,4,13,19,32,14,23,7,8,12,13} using the 1.5×IQR rule.
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Question 3
Skill question
A new observation 40 is added to the original data set {2,3,6,7,4,13,19,32,14,23,7,8,12,13}. Determine the new population variance.
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Question 4
Skill question
Find the interquartile range (IQR) of the data set x={2,3,6,7,4,13,19,32,14,23,7,8,12,13}.
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Question 5
Skill question
Calculate the sample variance of the data set x={2,3,6,7,4,13,19,32,14,23,7,8,12,13}.
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Question 6
Skill question
If each value in the data set x={2,3,6,7,4,13,19,32,14,23,7,8,12,13} is multiplied by 2, find the new population variance and population standard deviation.
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Question 7
Skill question
If each value in the population dataset x={2,3,6,7,4,13,19,32,14,23,7,8,12,13} is increased by 5, find the new population variance and standard deviation.
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Question 8
Skill question
Calculate the range of a discrete data set.
Compute the range of the data set x={2,3,6,7,4,13,19,32,14,23,7,8,12,13}.
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Question 9
Skill question
Calculate the population variance of the data set x={2,3,6,7,4,13,19,32,14,23,7,8,12,13}.
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Question 10
Skill question
Find the population standard deviation of the data set x={2,3,6,7,4,13,19,32,14,23,7,8,12,13}.
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Question 11
Skill question
Determine the sample standard deviation of x={2,3,6,7,4,13,19,32,14,23,7,8,12,13}.