- A1
- B9
- C10
- D3
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New mean . Deviations: nine values of −1 and one of +9. Variance , so SD . (9 is the variance.)
Answer: D) 3
Ten values are all equal to 20. One of them is then changed to 30. What is the new standard deviation?
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