SOLUTION: The 5 participants in a 200-meter dash had the following finishing times (in seconds): 30,27,30,27,26 Assuming that these times constitute an entire population, find the sta

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Question 178747: The 5 participants in a 200-meter dash had the following finishing times (in seconds):
30,27,30,27,26
Assuming that these times constitute an entire population, find the standard deviation of the population. Round your answer to at least two decimal places.



Answer by Mathtut(3670) About Me  (Show Source):
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mean is 28
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S=1.87S=sqrt%28%28X-M%29%5E2%2Fn-1%29 where X is each term, M is the mean and n is the number of terms.
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mean is 28
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S=1.87
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population S
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pS==sqrt%28%28X-M%29%5E2%2Fn%29
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pS=1.67