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Exercise 6 (5 points) What Happens in Vegas . . . Listed below are prices in dol

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Question

Exercise 6 (5 points) What Happens in Vegas . . . Listed below are prices in dollars for one night at different hotels located on Las Vegas Boulevard (the "Strip"). Find the range, variance, and standard deviation for the given sample. How useful are the measures of variation for someone searching for a room? Dollars 212 77 121 104 153 264 195 244 Exercise 6 (5 points) What Happens in Vegas . . . Listed below are prices in dollars for one night at different hotels located on Las Vegas Boulevard (the "Strip"). Find the range, variance, and standard deviation for the given sample. How useful are the measures of variation for someone searching for a room? Dollars 212 77 121 104 153 264 195 244

Explanation / Answer

Given, rates of different hotels in Las vegas

212

77

121

104

153

264

195

244

To find,

Range=Highest-lowest values

Range=264-77

Range=187

Variance=4047.94

Standard Deviation=63.62

Variance and Standard Deviation can be calculated using functions stdev and var in excel

using measures of dispersion, we can find the range of prices across the hotels, deviation in prices before selecting the hotel

212

77

121

104

153

264

195

244