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Find the standard deviation of the data in the stem-and-leaf plot to the nearest hundredth. |
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10.72 |
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11.74 |
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C. |
228.50 |
D. |
217.00 |
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2. |
Find the standard deviation of the set {15, 42, 30, 22, 19, 32} to the nearest hundredth. |
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10.03 |
B. |
9.05 |
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C. |
9.91 |
D. |
10.14 |
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3. |
Suppose that the mean is 50. How many standard deviations away is the value 65? |
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within 1 standard deviation |
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cannot be determined from given information |
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C. |
about 1 standard deviation |
D. |
about 2 standard deviations |
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Compute the variance and standard deviation for the set of {3, 4, 4, 7, 9, 9, 12, 16}. Round to the nearest tenth. |
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15.8; 4.0 |
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4.2; 2.0 |
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C. |
17.5; 4.2 |
D. |
16.5; 4.1 |
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5. |
Compute the variance and standard deviation for the set of {284, 298, 302, 305, 310, 314, 321, 331, 337, 348}. Round to the nearest tenth. |
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335.7; 18.3 |
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337.9; 18.4 |
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C. |
341.0; 18.5 |
D. |
289.2; 17.0 |
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