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4.4.1.3 Solution esda-c
Question:
Continuing this example, what will be the standard deviation?
Answer:
The average square deviation from 1.5 is:
Taking a square root, the standard deviation is 0.5. In this case the standard deviation is the same as the maximum deviation, since the deviation from 1.5 is always 0.5 regardless what you throw.