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Here are the shopping times (in minutes) for a sample of shoppers at a particular shoe store: 25, 38, 34, 41, 37

Find the standard deviation of this sample of shopping times. Round your answer to at least two decimal places.

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The expert finds the standard deviation of this sample of shopping times. The shopping times for a sample are determined.

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Here are the shopping times (in minutes) for a sample of shoppers at a particular shoe store:

25, 38, 34, 41, 37

Find the standard ...

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