Find the Standard Deviation for the Given Sample Data $$\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l l l l l } 4 & - 8 & 14 & 10 & - 9 & 12 & - 6 & 1 & 0 & 4 & - 3 & 9\end{array}$$

question 39

Multiple Choice

Find the standard deviation for the given sample data. Round your answer to one more decimal place than is present in the original data.
-Listed below are the amounts of weight change (in pounds) for 12 women during their first year of work after graduating from college. Positive values correspond to women who gained weight and negative values correspond to women who lost weight.

$$\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l l l l l } 4 & - 8 & 14 & 10 & - 9 & 12 & - 6 & 1 & 0 & 4 & - 3 & 9\end{array}$$

• A) 8.0 lb
• B) 7.9 lb
• C) 7.5 lb
• D) 8.2 lb

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