document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=178747>Question 178747</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The 5 participants in a 200-meter dash had the following finishing times (in seconds): \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "30,27,30,27,26\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Assuming that these times constitute an entire population, find the standard deviation of the population. Round your answer to at least two decimal places.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #133722 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><B>Mathtut(3670)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=133722\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> mean is 28<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "S=1.87S=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28%28X-M%29%5E2%2Fn-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28%28X-M%29%5E2%2Fn-1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where X is each term, M is the mean and n is the number of terms.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "mean is 28<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "S=1.87<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "population S<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "pS==<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28%28X-M%29%5E2%2Fn%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28%28X-M%29%5E2%2Fn%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "pS=1.67  </SPAN>\n" );
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