Understanding Basic Statistics 6th Edition by Charles Henry Brase,Corrinne Pellillo Brase

Exercise 3

Critical Thinking: Data Transformation In this problem, we explore the effect on the standard deviation of multiplying each data value in a data set by the same constant. Consider the data set 5, 9, 10, 11, 15.
(a) Use the defining formula, the computation formula, or a calculator to compute s.
(b) Multiply each data value by 5 to obtain the new data set 25, 45, 50, 55, 75. Compute s.
(c) Compare the results of parts (a) and (b). In general, how does the standard deviation change if each data value is multiplied by a constant c
(d) You recorded the weekly distances you bicycled in miles and computed the standard deviation to be s 3.1 miles. Your friend wants to know the standard deviation in kilometers. Do you need to redo all the calculations Given 1 mile 1.6 kilometers, what is the standard deviation in kilometers