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Question
If the standard deviation of a data is 4.5 and if each value of the data is decreased by 5, then find the new standard deviation
Solution
If the standard deviation of a data is 4.5 and each value of the data decreased by 5, the new standard deviation does not change and it is also 4.5.
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