The scores below are the number of items on a 10-item spelling test administered to a group of sixteen 4th-grade children: Scores: 1, 8, 9, 7, 8, 7, 7, 5, 10, 6, 7, 2, 9, 9, 8, 8. For these data, calculate the variance. Round to the nearest tenths place if a fraction. The variance is: