Questions: The monthly incomes for 12 randomly selected people, each with a bachelor's degree in economics, are shown on the right. Complete parts (a) through (c) below.
Assume the population is normally distributed.
4450.58 4596.45 4366.49
4455.12 4151.39 3727.71
4283.72 4527.21 4407.63
3946.19 4023.82 4221.79
(a) Find the sample mean.
The sample mean is 4263.2 (Round to one decimal place as needed.)
(b) Find the sample standard deviation.
The sample standard deviation is (Round to one decimal place as needed.)
Transcript text: The monthly incomes for 12 randomly selected people, each with a bachelor's degree in economics, are shown on the right. Complete parts (a) through (c) below.
Assume the population is normally distributed.
\begin{tabular}{lll|}
4450.58 & 4596.45 & 4366.49 \\
4455.12 & 4151.39 & 3727.71 \\
4283.72 & 4527.21 & 4407.63 \\
3946.19 & 4023.82 & 4221.79
\end{tabular}
(a) Find the sample mean.
$\bar{x}=4263.2$ (Round to one decimal place as needed.)
(b) Find the sample standard deviation.
$s=\square$ $\square$ (Round to one decimal place as needed.)
Solution
Solution Steps
Step 1: Calculate the Sample Mean
To find the sample mean \( \bar{x} \), we use the formula:
\[
\bar{x} = \frac{\sum_{i=1}^N x_i}{N}
\]
where \( N = 12 \) is the number of observations and \( \sum_{i=1}^N x_i = 51158.1 \). Thus,
\[
\bar{x} = \frac{51158.1}{12} = 4263.2
\]
Step 2: Calculate the Sample Variance
The sample variance \( s^2 \) is calculated using the formula:
\[
s^2 = \frac{\sum (x_i - \bar{x})^2}{n-1}
\]
Substituting the values, we find:
\[
s^2 = 67583.2
\]
Step 3: Calculate the Sample Standard Deviation
The sample standard deviation \( s \) is the square root of the variance: