You analyze 5 height measurements (in cm) and calculate the mean, then you subtract each measurement from the mean and square the difference. The squares of the deviations from the mean sum up to 36. What is the standard deviation in cm? (A) 4 (B) 6 (C) 3 (D) 2 (E) 2.6
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