SOLUTION: How do I invent a data set with five data values if I know that the mean is 12 and the standard deviation is 3?

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Question 666470: How do I invent a data set with five data values if I know that the mean is 12 and the standard deviation is 3?
Answer by lynnlo(4176) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
data: 1,2,2,3,4,======12(mean)
n=5
12 divide by 3=4