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MAT130 Numerically Summarizing Data Formulas

This document defines and explains key statistical terms used to numerically summarize data including population mean, sample mean, population standard deviation, sample standard deviation, weighted mean, and z-score. It provides the formulas for calculating the population mean, sample mean, population standard deviation, sample standard deviation, weighted mean, and defines summation notation.

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MAT130 Numerically Summarizing Data Formulas

This document defines and explains key statistical terms used to numerically summarize data including population mean, sample mean, population standard deviation, sample standard deviation, weighted mean, and z-score. It provides the formulas for calculating the population mean, sample mean, population standard deviation, sample standard deviation, weighted mean, and defines summation notation.

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Numerically Summarizing Data

(mu): population mean x (x-bar): sample mean N: size of population (number of observations) n: size of sample (number of observations) (sigma): standard deviation of population 2: variance of population s: standard deviation of sample s2: variance of sample (capital sigma): Summation

xw : weighted mean
Summation Notation:

x
i =1 n

is referred to as the sum of the xs.

x
i =1

= x1 + x2 + ... + xn

Population Mean

x1 + x2 + ... + xn = = N
Sample Mean

X
i =1

x1 + x2 + ... + xn x = = n
Population Standard Deviation

x
i =1

(x
i =1

Sample Standard Deviation

s=

(x
i =1

x)

n 1

Weighted Mean

xw =

x w
i =1 n i

w
i =1

z-standard score, or z-score

z=

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