BACHO, NIÑA MARIE J.

LABRADO, GRACEANNE JOY

MEASURES OF VARIATION/DISPERSON
Directions: Do as asked.

1. Define Range, IQR, Variance and Standard Deviation

 Range - range is the difference between the lowest and highest values.
 IQR - The interquartile range (IQR) is a measure of variability, based on dividing a data set into
quartiles.
 Variance - Variance is a measure of dispersion, meaning it is a measure of how far a set of
numbers is spread out from their average value.
 Standard Deviation - Standard Deviation is the measure of the variation of a set of data in terms
of the amounts by which the individual values differ from their mean.

2. Make your own data (with 20 observations or elements) and compute for

the following: Range, IQR, Variance, and Standard Deviation when the data

is ungrouped

 A Department store hired 20 new sales staffs having the salaries of 41, 30, 20, 19, 44, 45, 40, 40, 45,
39, 30, 40, 39, 35, 45, 46, 48, 40, 41, 42 (in thousand) per month.

19, 20, 30, 35, 39, 39, 39, 40, 40, 40, 40, 41, 41, 42, 44, 45, 45, 45, 46, 48

Range = max - min

= 48 – 19

Range = 29

IQR = Q3 – Q1

= 44.5 – 39

IQR = 5.5
 Salary Deviation Squares
(x) (x-μ) (x-μ)2
48 48 - 38.9 = 9.1 82.81
46 46 - 38.9 = 7.1 50.41
45 45 - 38.9 = 6.1 37.21
45 45 - 38.9 = 6.1 37.21
45 45 - 38.9 = 6.1 37.21
44 44 - 38.9 = 5.1 26.01
42 42 - 38.9 = 3.1 9.61
41 41 - 38.9 = 2.1 4.41
41 41 - 38.9 = 2.1 4.41
40 40 - 38.9 = 1.1 1.21
40 40 - 38.9 = 1.1 1.21
40 40 - 38.9 = 1.1 1.21
40 40 - 38.9 = 1.1 1.21
39 39 - 38.9 = 0.1 0.01
39 39 - 38.9 = 0.1 0.01
39 39 - 38.9 = 0.1 0.01
35 35 - 38.9= -3.9 15.21
30 30 - 38.9 = -8.9 79.21
20 20 - 38.9 = -18.9 357.21
19 19 - 38.9 = -19.9 396.01
Total: 778