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The 6 participants in a weight-loss class lost the following weights (in pounds) after three weeks of dieting.

The 6 participants in a weight-loss class lost the following weights (in pounds) after-example-1
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Given data:

3, 0, 6, 6, 2, 1.

To find the standard deviation:

Let us find the mean.


\begin{gathered} \mu=\frac{\sum ^{}_{}x}{N} \\ =(3+0+6+6+2+1)/(6) \\ =(18)/(6) \\ =3 \end{gathered}

Using the standard deviation formula,


\begin{gathered} \sigma=\sqrt[]{\frac{\sum ^{}_{}(x-\mu)^2}{N}} \\ =\sqrt[]{((3-3)^2+(0-3)^2+(6-3)^2+(6-3)^2+(2-3)^2+(1-3)^2)/(6)} \\ =\sqrt[]{(0^2+3^2+3^2+3^2+1^2+2^2)/(6)} \\ =\sqrt[]{(9+9+9+1+4)/(6)} \\ =\sqrt[]{(32)/(6)} \\ =\sqrt[]{5.3333} \\ =2.3094 \\ \approx2.31 \end{gathered}

Hence, the standard deviation is 2.31.

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