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Standard deviations for first 10 natural numbers is ______.

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Standard deviations for first 10 natural numbers is ______.

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  • 5.5

  • 3.87

  • 2.97

  • 2.87

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Solution

Standard deviations for first 10 natural numbers is 2.87.

Explanation:

We know that S.D. of first n natural numbers `sqrt((n^2 - 1)/12)`

Here n = 10

∴ S.D. = `sqrt((10)^2 - 1)/12`

= `sqrt(99/12)`

= `sqrt(8.25)`

= 2.87

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Chapter 15: Statistics - Exercise [Page 282]

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