Question 1.80

1.80 Metabolic rates. Calculate the mean and standard deviation of the metabolic rates in Example 1.32 (page 38), showing each step in detail. First find the mean by summing the seven observations and dividing by 7. Then find each of the deviations and their squares. Check that the deviations have sum 0. Calculate the variance as an average of the squared deviations (remember to divide by n − 1). Finally, obtain s as the square root of the variance.

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