Question: Listed below are sorted weights (g) of a sample of M&M plain candies randomly selected from one bag. Use the range rule of thumb to

Listed below are sorted weights (g) of a sample of M&M plain candies randomly selected from one bag. Use the range rule of thumb to estimate the value of the standard deviation of all 345 M&Ms in the bag. Compare the result to the standard deviation of 0.0366 g computed from all of the 345 M&Ms in the bag. 

0.799 0.843 0.849 0.855 0.870 0.872 0.874 0.875 0.879 0.886 0.887 0.889

0.799 0.843 0.849 0.855 0.870 0.872 0.874 0.875 0.879 0.886 0.887 0.889 0.894 0.901 0.902 0.902 0.926 0.940 0.943 0.944

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