Find the standard deviation for the given data.
-The normal monthly precipitation (in inches) for August is listed for 12 different U.S. cities.
$\begin{array}{lllllll}3.5 & 1.6 & 2.4 & 3.7 & 4.1 & 3.9\end{array}$
$\begin{array}{lllllll}1.0 & 3.6 & 4.2 & 3.4 & 3.7 & 2.2\end{array}$
Round results to two decimal places.
A) 12.03
B) 1.09
C) 1.00
D) 1.05

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The standard deviation is calculated by finding the square root of the variance. First, find the mean of the data, then calculate the variance by averaging the squared differences from the mean. The standard deviation is approximately 1.05 when rounded to two decimal places.

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