Standard Deviation

Directions: Using the digits 1 to 9, at most one time each, place a digit in each box to create an ordered set of data with the largest possible standard deviation.

Hint

What are the properties of a population with a higher standard deviation?
A lower standard deviation?

Answer

1, 2, 3, 74, 85, 96

Source: Mark Alvaro

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6 comments

  1. The answer above is wrong the right answer will be
    1,2,3,99,98,97

  2. the answer is 1, 2, 3, 74, 85, 96

  3. The answer would be 1, 2, 3, 74, 85, 96

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