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3. Describing Data Numerically
3. Describing Data Numerically / Standard Deviation / Problem 8
Problem 8

A college surveyed students about the number of books they read for leisure in a semester. The results are grouped as follows:
Table showing the number of books read for leisure by students, with frequencies for each range and a total of 37 responses.
Estimate the sample mean and sample standard deviation. Use 1010 as the midpoint for the '9+9+ books' group.