Problem

Find the standard deviation for the given sample data. Round your answer to one more decimal place than the original data.
181818915510515
A. 1.6
B. 5.4
c. 5.1
D. 5.8

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Answer

Round the result to one more decimal place than the original data: 5.1014401258884435.1

Steps

Step 1 :Calculate the mean (average) of the data set: 18+18+18+9+15+5+10+5+159=12.555555555555555

Step 2 :Subtract the mean from each data point and square the result: (1812.555555555555555)2,(1812.555555555555555)2,(1812.555555555555555)2,(912.555555555555555)2,(1512.555555555555555)2,(512.555555555555555)2,(1012.555555555555555)2,(512.555555555555555)2,(1512.555555555555555)2

Step 3 :Calculate the mean of these squared differences: 29.641975308641978+29.641975308641978+29.641975308641978+12.641975308641975+5.975308641975309+57.08641975308642+6.530864197530863+57.08641975308642+5.9753086419753099=26.02469135802469

Step 4 :Take the square root of the result: 26.02469135802469=5.101440125888443

Step 5 :Round the result to one more decimal place than the original data: 5.1014401258884435.1

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