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Standard Deviation, SM-Bank 007

Ms Arnott has seven students in her Ethics class. The results of the most recent exam, completed by the whole class, is summarised in the Stem and Leaf plot below.
 

Determine the standard deviation of the exam results, giving your answer correct to one decimal place.   (2 marks)

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\(\text{Std Dev}\ = 8.8\)

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\(\text{Exam result dataset:}\ 56, 63, 69, 72, 77, 78, 84 \)

\(\text{By calculator (using Statistics mode):}\)

\(\text{Std Dev}\ = 8.84… = 8.8\ \text{(1 d.p.)} \)

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