Question content area top Part 1 Use the data 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10. Without actually computing the standard

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Part 1
Use the data 4​, 5​, 6​, 8​, 9​, 10. Without actually computing the standard​ deviation, determine the value below that best approximates the standard deviation.
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Part 1
Choose the correct answer below.
A.10
10
B.2
2
C.20
20
D.6
6

GPT-5 mini · Answer

Compute the mean: (4+5+6+8+9+10)/6 = 7. Deviations from 7 are -3,-2,-1,1,2,3; squared are 9,4,1,1,4,9 with sum 28. Population variance ≈ 28/6 ≈ 4.67, so SD ≈ sqrt(4.67) ≈ 2.16. Closest choice: B. 2.

Question content area top
Part 1
Use the data 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10. Without actually computing the standard deviation, determine the value below that best approximates the standard deviation.
Question content area bottom
Part 1
Choose the correct answer below.
A.10
10
B.2
2
C.20
20
D.6
6

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