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Standard Deviation, SM-Bank 008

In a cricket test match, a scorebook recorded the number of runs scored by England's top six batsman.

The scores are summarised in the Stem and Leaf plot below.
 

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

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\(\text{Std Dev}\ = 6.6\)

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\(\text{Runs scored dataset:}\ 8, 12, 15, 21, 23, 27 \)

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

\(\text{Std Dev}\ = 6.574… = 6.6\ \text{(1 d.p.)} \)

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