SOLUTION: Start with x = 100 and add four x values to make a sample of five data such that the standard deviation of these data equals 0

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Question 693139: Start with x = 100 and add four x values to make a sample of five data such that the standard deviation of these data equals 0
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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The only way to get the standard deviation to be 0 is if every value was the same. So if you added four copies of '100' to get the new set: 100, 100, 100, 100, 100, then the standard deviation of that data set is 0.