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QuestionFollowing are heights, in inches, for a sample of college basketball players. $\begin{array}{llllllllllllllllllll} 84 & 88 & 86 & 85 & 70 & 75 & 72 & 86 & 78 & 81 & 86 & 78 & 81 & 72 & 73 & 76 & 77 & 87 & 88 & 84 \end{array}$
Send data to Excel Find the sample standard deviation for the heights of the basketball players. 80.4 6.0 18.0 5.8

Studdy Solution
Calculate the sample standard deviation:
Divide by $n-1$ : $\frac{665.95}{19} = 35.05$
Take the square root: $s = \sqrt{35.05} \approx 5.92$
The sample standard deviation is approximately:
$\boxed{5.92}$

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