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In a certain set of numbers, 12.5 is 1.5 units of standard d
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In a certain set of numbers, 12.5 is 1.5 units of standard deviation above the mean, and 8.9 is 0.5 units of standard deviation below the mean. What is the mean of the set?
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In a certain set of numbers, 12.5 is 1.5 units of standard deviation above the mean, and 8.9 is 0.5 units of standard deviation below the mean. What is the mean of the set?
-----------ASIDE--------------------- A little extra background on standard deviations above and below the mean
If, for example, a set has a standard deviation of 4, then: 1 unit of standard deviation = 4 2 units of standard deviations = 8 3 units of standard deviations = 12 1.5 units of standard deviations = 6 0.25 units of standard deviations = 1 etc
So, if the mean of a set is 9, and the standard deviation is 4, then: 2 units of standard deviations ABOVE the mean = 17[since 9 + 2(4) = 17] 1.5 units of standard deviations BELOW the mean = 3[since 9 - 1.5(4) = 3] 3 units of standard deviations ABOVE the mean = 21[since 9 + 3(4) = 21] etc. -----------ONTO THE QUESTION!---------------------
12.5 is 1.5 units of standard deviation ABOVE the mean Let M = the mean Let D = 1 unit of standard deviation So, we can write: M + 1.5D = 12.5
8.9 is 0.5 units of standard deviation BELOW the mean We can write: M - 0.5D = 8.9
What is the mean of the set? So far, we have: M - 0.5D = 8.9 M + 1.5D = 12.5 We need to solve this system for M
Take top equation and multiply both sides by 3 to get: 3M - 1.5D = 26.7 M + 1.5D = 12.5
Now ADD the two equations to get: 4M = 39.2 Solve, to get: M = 39.2/4 = 9.8
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