Find the standard deviation for the given sample data. Round your answer to one more decimal place than is present in the original data.
-The manager of an electrical supply store measured the diameters of the rolls of wire in the inventory. The diameters of the rolls (in meters) are listed below. $$\begin{array} { l l l l l l l }
0.453 & 0.401 & 0.596 & 0.388 & 0.649 & 0.279 & 0.551
\end{array}$$
A) 1.6744 m
B) 1.5718 m
C) 0.388 m
D) 0.1308 m

Question

Find the standard deviation for the given sample data. Round your answer to one more decimal place than is present in the original data.
-The manager of an electrical supply store measured the diameters of the rolls of wire in the inventory. The diameters of the rolls (in meters) are listed below. $$\begin{array} { l l l l l l l } 
0.453 & 0.401 & 0.596 & 0.388 & 0.649 & 0.279 & 0.551
\end{array}$$
A) 1.6744 m
B) 1.5718 m
C) 0.388 m
D) 0.1308 m

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The standard deviation is calculated using the formula for a sample: $\sqrt{\frac{\sum (x_i - \bar{x})^2}{n-1}}$. After calculating, the standard deviation is approximately 0.1308 m.

Find the Standard Deviation for the Given Sample Data 0.4530.4010.5960.3880.6490.2790.551\begin{array} { l l l l l l l } 0.453 & 0.401 & 0.596 & 0.388 & 0.649 & 0.279 & 0.551\end{array}0.453​0.401​0.596​0.388​0.649​0.279​0.551​

Find the Standard Deviation for the Given Sample Data $\begin{array} { l l l l l l l } 0.453 & 0.401 & 0.596 & 0.388 & 0.649 & 0.279 & 0.551\end{array}$