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A Sample of 13 College Professors Has a Mean Age

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A sample of 13 college professors has a mean age of 30 years and a standard deviation of 5 years.Suppose that the sample is enlarged to 15 college professors,by including two additional professors that are each 30 years old.Will the standard deviation increase,decrease,or stay the same,and why?


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