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How to calculate sample standard deviation?

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Suppose the sample has
n data points, each denoted
x_i where
1\le i\le n.

First compute the mean:
\overline x=\displaystyle\frac1n\sum_(i=1)^nx_i.

The sample standard deviation is then


\displaystyle\sqrt{\sum_(i=1)^n((\overline x-x_i)^2)/(n-1)}
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