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The sales of five salesgirls on a certain day are as follows; GH¢ 26.00, GH¢ 39.00, GH¢ 33.00, GH¢ 25.00 and GH¢ 37.00. Calculate the standard deviation if the mean sale is GH¢ 32.00. 

A.

GH¢ 5.65

B.

GH¢ 5.66

C.

GH¢ 6.5

D.

GH¢ 6.56

Correct answer is B

x xˉx (xˉx)2

26.00

-6 36
39.00 7 49
33.00 1 1
25.00 -7 49
37.00 5 25
    (xˉx)2=160

S.D=(xˉx)2n

S.D=1605=32

= GH¢ 5.656 \approxeq GH¢ 5.66