PS.DS.2.e
Investigate and explain ways in which standard deviation addresses variability by examining the formula for standard deviation.
Example Problems
You have found the following ages (in years) of all 4 rhinos at your local zoo:
What is the standard deviation of the age of the rhinos at your zoo? Round your answers to the nearest tenth.
What is the standard deviation of the age of the rhinos at your zoo? Round your answers to the nearest tenth.
The following data points represent the apples picked by a group of 5 friends.
Find the standard deviation of the data set.
Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.
Find the standard deviation of the data set.
Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.
You have found the following ages (in years) of all 8 meerkats at your local zoo:
What is the standard deviation of the age of the meerkats at your zoo? Round your answers to the nearest tenth.
What is the standard deviation of the age of the meerkats at your zoo? Round your answers to the nearest tenth.

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