From the data given below, find the no of items (N) :
∑xy=120, r = 0.5, standard deviation of Y = 8, ∑x2=90, where x and y are deviations from arithmetic mean.
σY=√∑y2N8=√∑y2N
By squaring both sides, we get
64=∑y2N⇒∑y2=64NNow r=∑xy√∑x2×∑y2⇒0.5=120√90×64N
Squaring both sides
0.25=144005760N⇒1440N=14400N=144001440=10