On a measure of authoritarianism (higher scores reflect greater tendency toward prejudice, ethnocentrism, and submission to authority), seven students scored as follows: 1 6 6 3 7 4 10
Calculate the (a) range, (b) inter-quartile range, and (c) variance and standard deviation
for these authoritarianism scores.
What would be an ideal response?
a.
10 1
9
R H L = ?
= ?
=
b.
= = =
= ?
= ?
=
? ?
2
2 2
37
7
5.29
247
27.98
7
7.35
X
X
N X
s X
N
c.
s = 2.71
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