Find the Variance for the Given Data $21.1\quad14.8\quad39.1\quad37.6\quad17.4\quad24.2$ Compute the Standard Deviation S

question 71

Multiple Choice

Find the variance for the given data. Round your answer to one more decimal place than the original data.
-The manager of a small dry cleaner employs six people. As part of their personnel file, she asked each one to record to the nearest one-tenth of a mile the distance they travel one way from home to work. The six distances are listed below:
$21.1\quad14.8\quad39.1\quad37.6\quad17.4\quad24.2$
Compute the standard deviation s.

• A)38.4
• B)3962.9
• C)4495.2
• D)10.32

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