Mostly Harmless StatisticsXYZ Homework Edition

⇩ Download ▾

3.4 Chapter 3 Formulas

Sample Mean: x¯=xn\bar{x} = \frac{\sum x}{n}Population Mean: μ=xN\mu = \frac{\sum x}{N}
Weighted Mean: x¯=Σ(xw)w\bar{x} = \frac{\Sigma(x w)}{\sum w}Range = Max – Min
Sample Standard Deviation: s = (xx¯)2n1\sqrt{\frac{\sum(x-\bar{x})^{2}}{n-1}}Population Standard Deviation = σ
Sample Variance: s2 = Σ(xx¯)2n1\frac{\Sigma(x-\bar{x})^{2}}{n-1}Population Variance = σ2
Coefficient of Variation: CVar = (sx¯·100)%\left(\frac{s}{\bar{x}} \cdot 100\right) \%Z-Score: z = xx¯s\frac{x-\bar{x}}{s}
Percentile Index: i = (n+1)·p100\frac{(n + 1) \cdot p}{100}Interquartile Range: IQR = Q3Q1
Empirical Rule: z = 1, 2, 3 \Rightarrow 68%, 95%, 99.7%Outlier Lower Limit: Q1 – (1.5·IQR)
Chebyshev’s Inequality: ((11(z)2)·100)%\left(\left(1-\frac{1}{(z)^{2}}\right) \cdot 100\right) \%Outlier Upper Limit: Q3 + (1.5·IQR)

Adapted from Mostly Harmless Statistics by Rachel Webb (Portland State University, https://mostlyharmlessstat.wixsite.com/webpage), © Rachel Webb, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes were made. License: CC-BY-SA-4.0.

These eBooks are a prerelease and are not yet certified conformant with WCAG 2.1 AA or ADA Title II. Every page is built against an automated accessibility gate, and the published editions will meet ADA Title II requirements when they release in late September 2026. If something is unusable, please tell us.