Assignment
7
Variance
and Standard Deviation
Labor force
participation rates (percent employed), percent high school graduate, and mean
income for males and females in 10 states are reported below. Calculate a mean
and a standard deviation for both groups for each variable. (Calculate manually
using N instead of N-1)
|
|
Labor force participation |
|
Mean income |
|||
|
State |
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
|
A |
73.9 |
54.2 |
65 |
67 |
35,623 |
27,345 |
|
B |
81.1 |
63.2 |
57 |
60 |
32,345 |
28,134 |
|
C |
80.9 |
59.9 |
72 |
76 |
35,789 |
30,546 |
|
D |
76.6 |
59.9 |
77 |
75 |
38,907 |
31,788 |
|
E |
80.0 |
60.8 |
75 |
74 |
42,023 |
35,560 |
|
F |
74.1 |
51.5 |
70 |
72 |
34,000 |
35,980 |
|
G |
73.5 |
50.6 |
68 |
66 |
25,800 |
19,001 |
|
H |
77.6 |
54.9 |
70 |
71 |
29,000 |
26,603 |
|
I |
77.4 |
54.1 |
66 |
66 |
31,145 |
30,550 |
|
J |
80.1 |
75.2 |
72 |
75 |
34,334 |
29,117 |