Chapter 3: Q8 (page 108)
In Exercises 5鈥20, find the range, variance, and standard deviation for the given sample data. Include appropriate units (such as 鈥渕inutes鈥) in your results. (The same data were used in Section 3-1, where we found measures of center. Herewe find measures of variation.) Then answer the given questions.
What Happens in Vegas . . . Listed below are prices in dollars for one night at different hotels located on Las Vegas Boulevard (the 鈥淪trip鈥). How useful are the measures of variation for someone searching for a room?
212 77 121 104 153 264 195 244
Short Answer
The value of the range of the prices is equal to 187.0 dollars.
The variance of the prices is equal to 4626.2 dollars squared.
The standard deviation of the prices is equal to 68.0 dollars.
The sample has a collection of eight different hotels with different price ranges. Thus, the values can be useful in searching for a room on Las Vegas Boulevard as it provides a fair idea of the available hotels.