We have provided simple data sets for you to practice the basics of finding

(a) Population mean

(b) Population standard deviation

Data is1,2,4,4

Short Answer

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(a) Population Mean(μ)=2.75

(b) Population Standard deviation(σ)= 1.299

Step by step solution

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Part(a) Step 1: Given Information

We are given simple data set of1,2,4,4

We need to find population mean of given data

02

Part(a) Step 2: Simplify 

A population in statistics is a group of similar items or events that relate to a query or experiment.

Population Mean(μ)=xiN

xidenotes individual value

Ndenotes total population

μ=1+2+4+44=114=2.75

Hence, mean of given data is 2.75

03

Part (b) Step 1:Given Information

We are provided simple data having1,2,4,4

We need to find standard deviation of given population.

04

Part(b) Step 2: Simplify

We know standard deviation is square root of variance.

Formula of variance is

(σ)2=(x1-μ)2+............+(xN-μ)2N

Where xidenotes ithvalue

μdenotes population mean

Ndenotes total population

Using above formula,

σ=(1-2.75)2+(2-2.75)2+(4-2.75)2+(4-2.75)24=1.688=1.299

Hence, population standard deviation of given data is1.299

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