Formula Sheet [SS 2J03]
=
x ( mf ) 2 ( mf )
m2 f −
2
N m f −
2
N
n
Mean for population data:
2 = and s 2 =
N n −1
x=
x
Chebyshev’s Theorem:
Mean for sample data: n
For any number k greater than 1, at least
(1 – 1/k²) of the data values lie within k
Variance and Standard Deviation for
standard deviations of the mean.
Ungrouped Data
(x − ) (x − x )
2 2
Empirical Rule:
2 = and s 2 =
N n −1 For a bell-shaped distribution, approximately
(x − x )
68% of the observations lie within one
(x − )
2 2
= and s = standard deviation of the mean
N n −1 95% of the observations lie within two
Short-cut version: standard deviations of the mean
( x ) 2
( x ) 2
99.7% of the observations lie within
x2 − N
x2 − n
2 = and s 2 = three standard deviations of the mean
N n −1
( x ) 2
( x ) 2
x2 − N
x2 − n Addition Rule to Find the Probability of the
= and s =
N n −1 Union of Mutually Exclusive Events
Coefficient of Variation (CV): P (A or B) = P(A) + P(B)
For population data : CV = 100%
Addition Rule to Find the Probability of Union
of Two Mutually Nonexclusive Events
s
For sample data : CV = 100%
x P (A or B) = P(A) + P(B) – P(A and B)
Mean for Grouped Data: Joint Probability of Two Dependent Events:
P (A and B) = P(A) x P(B |A) or P(B) x
=
mf P(A |B)
N Joint Probability of Independent Events:
P (A and B) = P(A) x P(B)
x=
mf
n
Variance and Standard Deviation for Grouped
Data:
f (m − ) f (m − x)
2 2
2
= and s 2
=
N n −1
Short-Cut version: