document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=80840>Question 80840</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Assume the following data set for points scored in a basketball game by a player. Data Set: (12, 15, 20, 23, 29, 30) Find the standard deviation of the data set. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A. 6.7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B. 7.3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C. 53.1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D. 265.5 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Write down your data elements <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the mean value= 21.5.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract the mean from each of the data values<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Square each of the results.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Add those squared values.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Take the square root of the sum.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide by (n-1)=5 to get the standard deviation.<BR>\n" );
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