SOLUTION: if you have a SD of 35, and you multiply the data set by a factor of 86, what would the new SD be? please help to solve I need a formula.
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Question 761833: if you have a SD of 35, and you multiply the data set by a factor of 86, what would the new SD be? please help to solve I need a formula.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
if you have a SD of 35, and you multiply the data set by a factor of 86, what would the new SD be? please help to solve I need a formula.
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Ans: 85*35 = 3010
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Why?
Compare the sd of 1,2,3,4 to the sd of 3,6,8,12
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The latter sd is 3 times the sd of the former.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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