Analysis of several plant-food preparations for potassium ion yielded the following data: Sample Percent K+  1 3.90, 3.96, 4.16, 3.96  2 4.48, 4.65, 4.68, 4.42 Find the  mean ; standard deviation variance and  RSD  for each sample.

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Analysis of several plant-food preparations for potassium ion yielded the following data:

Sample Percent K+ 

1 3.90, 3.96, 4.16, 3.96 

2 4.48, 4.65, 4.68, 4.42

Find the 

  1. mean ;
  2. standard deviation
  3. variance and 
  4. RSD  for each sample. 
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