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OpenStudy (anonymous):

What is the standard deviation of the following data set? 3, 6, 1, 9, 6

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thank but thats the wrong answer and yes you deserve a medal

OpenStudy (anonymous):

o woops the standard is 6.

OpenStudy (amistre64):

is this a sample or a population?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thats also the wrong answer and you gotta find standard deviation of 3, 6, 1, 9, 6

OpenStudy (amistre64):

5 -36196 2 1 4 4 1 ^2 4 1 16 16 1 : sumed = 38 sqrt(38/5) would be for a population sqrt(38/4) would be for a sample as long as i did the headmath correctly :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanks thats right

OpenStudy (amistre64):

whew!! at my age it gets pretty iffy when you do stuff in the head ;)

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