Petroleum pollution in oceans stimulates the growth of certain bacteria. An assessment of this growth has been made by counting the bacterial in each of 5 randomly chosen specimens of ocean water (of a fixed size). The 5 counts obtained were as follows. 56, 55, 60, 54, 55 Send data to calculator 2 Find the standard deviation of this sample of numbers Round your answer to two ocimal places

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Petroleum pollution in oceans stimulates the growth of certain bacteria. An assessment of this growth has been made by counting the bacteria
2
in each of 5 randomly chosen specimens of ocean water (of a fixed size). The 5 counts obtained were as follows.
56, 55, 60, 54, 55
Send data to calculator
Find the standard deviation of this sample of numbers. Round your answer to two decimal places.
Transcribed Image Text:Petroleum pollution in oceans stimulates the growth of certain bacteria. An assessment of this growth has been made by counting the bacteria 2 in each of 5 randomly chosen specimens of ocean water (of a fixed size). The 5 counts obtained were as follows. 56, 55, 60, 54, 55 Send data to calculator Find the standard deviation of this sample of numbers. Round your answer to two decimal places.
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