Question

A group of kids just finished trick-or-treating. The number of pieces of candy collected by each of the 5 kids is listed below.

31,33,36,41,34
Find the standard deviation of the data set. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.

Answer 1

The standard deviation is about 3.81
To find standard deviation on calculator hit stat, 1, enter in each number, hit stat again, the hit the arrow to go to calc, then 1, and enter until it shows you the stats. The icon that says Sx is standard deviation for the data set you entered.