Questions: The second step of finding the standard deviation is to find how far away each data point is away from the mean. How far is the data point 9 away from the mean?
Transcript text: The second step of finding the standard deviation is to find how far away each data point is away from the mean. How far is the data point 9 away from the mean?
Solution
Solution Steps
Step 1: Find the difference between the data point and the mean
The data point is 9, and the mean is 5. The difference is calculated as: 9 - 5 = 4
Step 2: Determine the absolute value of the difference
Since the question asks "how far away" the data point is, we are looking for the absolute value of the difference. In this case, the difference is 4, and the absolute value of 4 is 4.