Provide an Appropriate Response $$\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l l l } 1.1 & 5.2 & 3.6 & 5.0 & 4.8 & 1.8 & 2.2 & 5.2 & 1.5 & 0.8\end{array}$$

question 88

Short Answer

Provide an appropriate response.
-In a random sample, 10 students were asked to compute the distance they travel one way to school to the nearest tenth of a mile. The data is listed below.
A)If a constant value k is added to each value, how will the standard deviation be affected?
B)If each value is multiplied by a constant k, how will the standard deviation be affected? $$\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l l l } 1.1 & 5.2 & 3.6 & 5.0 & 4.8 & 1.8 & 2.2 & 5.2 & 1.5 & 0.8\end{array}$$

• A)If a constant value k is added to each value, how will the standard deviation be affected?
• B)If each value is multiplied by a constant k, how will the standard deviation be affected? \[\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l l l }
• 1.1 & 5.2 & 3.6 & 5.0 & 4.8 & 1.8 & 2.2 & 5.2 & 1.5 & 0.8
• \end{array}\]

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