What is the approximate standard deviation for this set of data?

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Chapter10: Statistics
Section10.3: Measures Of Spread
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Consider the data set shown.
17, 13, 13, 22, 11, 20

What is the approximate standard deviation for this set of data?

a. 4
b. 5
c. 6
d. 7
 
 
 
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The data set is given as 17, 13, 13, 22, 11, 20.

The mean of this data is calculated as 

x¯=17+ 13+ 13+ 22+ 11+ 206x¯ = 966x¯=16

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