a. A sample consists of 6 scores that fall between 1 and 9 inclusive. What is the

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a. A sample consists of 6 scores that fall between 1 and 9 inclusive. What is the largest possible standard deviation?
b. For any data set of n scores with standard deviation s, every score must be within sV« - 1 of the mean. A statistics teacher reports that the test scores in her class of 17 students had a mean of 75.0 and a standard deviation of 5.0. Kelly, the class's self-proclaimed best student, claims that she received a grade of 97. Could Kelly be telling the truth?
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Elementary Statistics

ISBN: 9780321225979

3rd Canadian Edition

Authors: Mario F. Triola

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