document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=647783>Question 647783</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Following are many patients' diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) figures.  The standard deviation is about 6.  If you were to add 5 to all of them, what would be the new standard deviation?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "80, 91, 81, 75, 72, 76, 84, 90, 95, 77, 79, 86, 71, 75, 89, 85, 80, 77, 74, 80, 79, 82, 90, 83, 81, 72, 82, 78, 80 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #406469 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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=406469\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The spread will still be the same, although each number would be 5 higher.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the standard deviation would still be 6.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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