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document.write( "can it be mean divided by 6. coz there are 3 on left and right </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "can it be mean divided by 6. coz there are 3 on left and right<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer: No.  If you have the range of the data you can estimate<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the standard deviation as (1/6)*range.  (1/6)*mean will not give<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you a usuable estimate of the std.<BR>\n" );
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