Activity No.

Name:

1) The following scores were obtained by a class of boys and girls in a 20 item test in Mathematics.
a) Boys: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 10, 16, 18
b) Girls: 4, 5, 6, 7, 7, 8, 8, 10, 10, 12, 15, 19

Find the Range, Mean Deviation and Variance for:

a. The boys
b. The girls
c. The whole class

GIRLS

x x (X – x) (X – x) 2
6 9.5 -3.5 12.25
7 9.5 -2.5 6.25
8 9.5 -1.5 2.45
9 9.5 -0.5 0.25
10 9.5 -0.5 0.25
10 9.5 -0.5 0.25
16 9.5 -6.5 42.25
18 9.5 8.5 72.25

∑( X−x )2
S=
√
n−1

72.98
S=
√ 7

S= √ 10.42

S=3.22
GIRLS
x x (X – x) (X – x) 2
4 15 -11 121
5 15 -10 100
6 15 -9 81
7 15 -8 64
7 15 -8 64
8 15 -7 49
8 15 -7 49
10 15 -5 25
10 15 -5 25
 12 15 -3 9
15 15 0 0
19 15 4 16

∑( X−x )2
S=
√ n−1

50.25
S=
√ 11

S= √ 4.56

S=2.13

2. Consider the sets of score (5,7,11,15,17) and (6,8,10,12,18)

A. Which set of score do you think will have a larger standard deviation?
B. Compute the standard deviation for each set and check the result against A.

A.
x x (X – x) (X – x) 2
5 2.2 2.8 7.84
7 2.2 4.8 22.04
11 2.2 8.4 77.44
15 2.2 12.8 163.84
17 2.2 14.8 219.04
∑( X−x )2
S=
√ n−1

491.2
S=
√ 4

S= √ 122.75

S=11.07
B.
x x (X – x) (X – x) 2
6 10.8 -4.8 23.04
8 10.8 -2.8 7.82
 10 10.8 -0.8 0.64
12 10.8 1.2 1.44
18 10.8 7.2 51.84
∑( X−x )2
S=
√n−1

84.78
S=
√ 4

S= √21.2

S=4.6∨5

Activity 5
Problem.
The following are the scores of two groups of students who took the makeup test in Science.

Group X Group Y
40 66
 72 75
58 40
65 42
48 55
35 72
60 36
a) Find the following: mean, range, variance, and standard deviation.
Group x

x x x-x (x-x)2
35 54 -19 361
40 54 -14 196
48 54 -6 36
58 54 4 16
60 54 6 36
65 54 11 121
72 54 18 324
= 1090

Variance:
s2 = 1090
7
= 155.71

Standard deviation:
2
∑( X−x )
S=
√ n−1

155.71
S=
√
7−1
S= √25.95
= 5.094

Group y

x x x-x (x-x)2
36 55.14 - 19.14 366.34
40 55.14 -15.14 229.29
42 55.14 -13.14 172.66
55 55.14 0.14 0.019
66 55.14 11.14 124.09
72 55.14 17.14 293.78
 75 55.14 20.14 405.62
= 1592

Variance:
s2 = 1592
7
= 227.423

Standard deviation:
2
∑( X−x )
S=
√ n−1

227.423
S=
√7−1
S= √37.90
= 6.157

b) Answer the following:

i. Which group performed better in the test?
The best group who performed well in the test is the group y.
ii. Which group has a more uniform net of scores?

iii. Which group show more variability in scores?