jenny is calculating the standard deviation for a set of data. if she wants an unbiased estimate of the standard deviation, she should:

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Chapter10: Statistics
Section10.5: Comparing Sets Of Data
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jenny is calculating the standard deviation for a set of data. if she wants an unbiased estimate of the standard deviation, she should: 

a) use x+1 in the denominator

b)use n+1 in the denominator

c)use x+1 in the numerator 

d)use n-1 in the denominator 

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