A focus group of 10 adults was chosen to evaluate the performance of a candidate during a presidential debate. Each member of the group rated the overall performance on a scale of 1 (poor) to 10 (superior). The ratings given the candidate were as follows:

4 5 8 7 9 8 7 3 6 7
Calculate the (a) range, (b) inter-quartile range, and (c) variance and standard deviation
for these rating scores.

What would be an ideal response?


a.
9 3
6
R H L = ?
= ?
=
b.
= = =
= ?
= ?
=
? ?
2
2 2
64
10
6.4
360
40.96
10
3.24
X
X
N X
s X
N
c.
s = 1.8

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