For two machines

MATHEMATICS · Subjective · CBSE · Mathematics · Statistics · Statistics

Problem

For two machines, the following totals were recorded over 8 observations each: Machine X: ∑x=64\sum x = 64, ∑x2=544\sum x^2 = 544 Machine Y: ∑y=72\sum y = 72, ∑y2=708\sum y^2 = 708 Calculate the standard deviation of the output of each machine (correct to two decimal places) and indicate which machine is less variable.

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