MBIO 201: ANALYTICAL METHODS FOR BIOLOGY

Name: Arnel Rox Aguirang Date: 10/14/21

Consider the sets of replicate. Calculate:

Mean
Median
Spread
Standard deviation

A. 2.4, 2.1, 2.1, 2.3, 1.5

 Mean
= (2.4+2.1+2.1+2.3+1.5) /5
= 2.08

 Median
1.5, 2.1, 2.1, 2.3, 2.4
= 2.1

 Spread
= 2.4 - 1.5
= 0.9

 Standard deviation

𝛴(𝑥 − 𝑥)2
𝑠= √
𝑛−1

(2.4 − 2.08)2 + (2.1 − 2.08)2 + (2.1 − 2.08)2 +(2.3 − 2.08)2 +(1.5 − 2.08)2
𝑠=√
5−1
0.488
𝑠=√
4
𝑠 = 0.3492849839
𝑠 = 0.35

B. 69.94, 69.92, 69.80

 Mean
= (69.94 + 69.92 + 69.80) /3
= 69.88666667
= 69.89

 Median
69.80, 69.92, 69.94
= 69.92
  Spread
= 69.94 - 69.80
= 0.14

 Standard deviation

𝛴(𝑥 − 𝑥)2
𝑠=√
𝑛−1

(69.94 − 69.88666667)2 + (69.92 − 69.88666667)2 + (69.80 − 69.88666667)2

𝑠= √
3−1

𝑠 = 0.07571877794
𝑠 = 0.0757

C. 0.0902, 0.0884, 0.0886, 0.1000

 Mean
= (0.0902 + 0.0884 + 0.0886 + 0.1000)/4
= 0.0918

 Median
0.0884, 0.0886, 0.0902, 0.1000
= (0.0886 + 0.0902)/2
= 0.0894

 Spread
= 0.1000 - 0.0884
= 0.0116

 Standard deviation

𝛴(𝑥 − 𝑥)2
𝑠=√
𝑛−1
(0.0902 − 0.0918)2 + (0.0884 − 0.0918)2 + (0.0886 − 0.0918)2 +(0.1000 − 0.0918)2
𝑠=√
4−1
𝑠 = 5.525697543 × 10−3
𝑠 = 0.005525697543
𝑠 = 0.0055